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SUMMARY:The Stafford Challenge 2024-25 Anthology Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 6:30pm Literary Arts Bookshop: 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214\n \nJoin us for an exciting evening celebrating the launch of The Stafford Challenge 2024–25 Anthology! \n \nThis in-person event will feature live readings from ten incredible poets whose work appears in the collection, including Trina Gaynon, Ali Grimshaw, Lisa Kagan, Christina Larsen, M.L. Lyons, Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Quigley Provost-Landrum, Yohanna Storm, Gail Tupper, and Brian Rohr, the founder and director of The Stafford Challenge.\n\nThe Stafford Challenge is a global poetry movement inspired by the daily writing practice of poet William Stafford. Launched in 2024, it invites participants to write a poem every day for a year, fostering creativity, community, and the transformative power of language.\n\nCome celebrate this vibrant gathering of voices and the power of poetry!\n
URL:https://oregonpoets.org/events/the-stafford-challenge-2024-25-anthology-book-launch/
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LOCATION:925 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205
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