Announcing our NEW Chapbook Contest for 2018.
\nOpen to
writers residing in the United States.
\nWinners will receive $200 p
lus 20 copies of their published chapbook.
\nAll Details and Guidelin
es at http://thepoetrybox.com/chapbook-contest-2018
Tickets: https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180301 LOCATION:The Poetry Box SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2018 URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-poetry-box-chapbook-prize-2018/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:15.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46686@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joy McDowell\; 541-302-8258\; joylmcdowell@aol.com DESCRIPTION:Five poets with history on the South Coast of Oregon will re ad poetry and answer questions. The Poets are Erik Muller\, John Noland\, Gary Lark\, Barbara Drake and Joy McDowell. The event is from 2-4 pm on Fe bruary 10\, 2018 at the North Bend Public Library.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180211 GEO:+43.408782;-124.224605 LOCATION:North Bend Public Library @ 1800 Sherman Ave\, North Bend\, OR 974 59\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poets of Oregon’s South Coast URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poets-of-oregons-south-coast/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46075@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:Larry Upshaw\; 214 405-5093\; info@agelessauthors.com\; https://blo gspot.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b756efb3144fc9d6a2bbc45ba&id=39695 3ebd9&e=eb3ea35df3 DESCRIPTION:The emphasis last yea r was on form\, perfecting essays\, short stories and poetry. This year wi ll be the art of storytelling. The contest deadline is February 28\, 2 018.
\nTo learn more or submit your work\, go to agelessauthors.com/current-
Cash prizes will be awarded in each category\; $100 for first place\, $50 for second p lace\, and $25 for third place. Winners and other outstanding entries will also be published in the second edition of Ageless Authors Anthology. Eac h submission requires an entry fee of $20 and the deadline for submissions is February 28\, 2018.
\nThe first Ageless Authors anthology\, with almost 52 outstanding entries\, is available on the websi te\, at < u>Amazon.com and from other booksellers.
\nTo learn more about Ageless Authors\,
contact Larry Upshaw\, Editorial Director\, at
\nlarry@agelessauthors.c
om
\nLarry Upshaw 214 405-5093
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SUMMARY:2017 AGELESS AUTHORS SENIOR WRITING CONTEST
URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/2017-ageless-authors-senior-writing-conte
st/
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests
CONTACT:Sheli Ellsworth\; 805.499.3490\; poetrycontest@venturacountywriters
.com\; https://venturacountywriters.com/
DESCRIPTION:
Poets are invited to submit to our 17th annual poetry contes t. We are accepting all genres and subjects of poetry (but no more than 31 lines including the title). Our club has been around since 1933 and the w inners are eligible for publication in our bi-annual hardbound anthology\, newsletter and on our website. Submissions are only accepted via submitta ble.com. Go to venturacountywriters.com for more information.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180301 LOCATION:Ventura County Writers Club annual poetry contest SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry in Motion: VCWC Annual Poetry Contest URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-in-motion-vcwc-annual-poetry-conte st/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$4-$10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46718@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:John Martin\; 541 943-3983\; jm@playasummerlake.org\; www.playasumm erlake.org DESCRIPTION:March 1\, 2018 is the deadline to submit applications for re sidencies of two or four weeks at PLAYA during August – December 2018. Go to www.playasummerlake.org to apply and for more details\, or call
\nTickets: http://www.playasummerlake.org.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180302 GEO:+42.80486;-120.792647 LOCATION:PLAYA @ 47531 OR-31\, Summer Lake\, OR 97640\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:PLAYA Artist Residencies Deadline URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/playa-artist-residencies-deadline/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$35 X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.playasummerlake.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46820@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Springfield Public Library\; 541-726-3776\; wheremindsgrow.org DESCRIPTION:Oregon Poets Ce Rosenow & Harriot West will read from their work followed by an open mic. The community is invited to participate.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180408 GEO:+44.046892;-123.018512 LOCATION:Springfield Public Library @ 225 5th St\, Springfield\, OR 97477\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ce Rosenow & Harriot West Poetry Reading & Open Mic URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/ce-rosenow-harriot-west-poetry-reading-op en-mic/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46993@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:This evening will be a celebration of the book “1ra Antologi a de la Poesia Oregoniana” by the Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana. This bo ok emerges from the First Contest of Oregonian Poetry in Spanish. Along wi th the winning works\, a careful selection of the work of the most represe ntative Hispanic poets in Oregon is presented. “Our Hispanic essence and o ur surrounding reality are anchored to the fact that we are Spanish speake rs in an Anglo-Saxon world. We are Spanish speakers of diverse origins and with unique cultural nuances united by our mother tongue: Spanish. We liv e a thriving and fascinating reality… We can say that there is in Oregon a poetic vein in Spanish language that cries for being heard.”
\nFeat ured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our host s\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!\n
The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the inter
section of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
We are seeking Oregon poets to submit their work to Bob Hill
Publishing\, Inc.\, to be considered for inclusion in a collection of poe
try.
\nAll profits after publisher’s expenses are met\, will be donat
ed to benefit the work of the ACLU.
\nAs a follow-up to our recently
published book\, Moments Before Midnight\, again the subject will be your
reaction to the current political milieu\, bigotry\, climate change\, immi
gration or other recent events that impact people in general\, and Oregoni
ans in particular.
\nPlease keep your poem under three pages and be c
areful about your language\, as we prefer that you not use x-rated words.
We honor your right of free speech\, so be aware that any profanity used m
ust be necessary to the message of the poem. Otherwise\, we will look for
your passion\, concern and skill.
\nNumber the pages and put your nam
e on every page. Poems must be typed\, single-spaced is fine. One poem per
page\, one column per page\, and no more than five poems. Use a 12-point
font New Times Roman or Helvetica\, no fancy fonts\, please.
\nThis b
ook will be a print volume available at independent bookstores in OR. If y
our poem is included in the volume\, you will receive a complimentary copy
of the book.
\nYour poem will be considered on its merits\, chosen b
y the publisher. The editors will be using MLA (Modern Language Associatio
n www.mla.org) as the standard for editing and formatting. Final decisions
will be at the discretion of the editors.
\nThe deadline for submiss
ions is August 1. 2018. We look forward to receiving your poetry. All work
will be considered.
Send your submissions to:
\nAmalie Rush
Hill
\nartistic.license468@gmail.com
A panel of writers will choose ten to twelve pieces of poetr
y or prose to be featured in Multnomah Arts Center’s poetry post throughou
t 2019! With the writer’s permission\, selected pieces will also be shared
on MAC’s Facebook page. Kim Stafford called MAC’s poetry pole “just exact
ly what it is\, the most beautiful poetry post in Portland\,” built and de
signed by five local artists\, with nearly 200 poems distributed to the
\npublic each month.
Guidelines:
\n• Email up to two typed
works\, no longer than one page each (Word or PDF format) to:
\nsara
h.brenner@portlandoregon.gov
\n• Include short bio and phone number i
n your email.
\n• Poetry with English translation welcome.
\n• C
ontent should be appropriate for all ages.
\n• Submissions must be re
ceived by 10/1/2018. Writers will be notified of decisions by
\n12/1/
2018.
THE SPORTS ISSUE:
\nOn Your Mark\, Get Set\, GO! Submi t your poems for our 8th issue of The Poeming Pigeon. The theme\, this tim e around\, is SPORTS. Share your love of the game. Share stories from a fa n’s perspective. Relive your glory days. Share how sports have shaped you as person. Dive into controversy surrounding our favorite athletes. We inv ite you to interpret and expand upon the theme however you like.
\nT he Sports Issue scheduled for release in Spring 2019.
\nSubmission P eriod: Aug 15 – Sep 30\, 2018
\nTickets: https://thepo etrybox.submittable.com/submit.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181001 LOCATION:The Poetry Box SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Sports Poetry (The Poeming Pigeon) URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/call-for-sports-poetry-the-poeming-pigeon / X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:3.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47164@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Janice Rubin\; 541 687 2342\; rubinjand@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Janice Rubin will read from her new book of poems “Tin Coyot e”
\nTickets: https://www.facebook.com/MotherFoucaults/< /a>.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181006 GEO:+45.517393;-122.66016 LOCATION:Mother Foucault's Bookshop @ 523 SE Morrison St\, Portland\, OR 97 214\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Mother Foucault’s Bookshop URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/mother-foucaults-bookshop/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.facebook.com/MotherFoucaults/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47167@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Janice D. Rubin\; 5416872342\; rubinjand@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Kate Gray and Janice D. Rubin Poetry Reading
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181006 GEO:+45.517393;-122.66016 LOCATION:Mother Foucault's Bookshop @ 523 SE Morrison St\, Portland\, OR 97 214\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry Reading\, Kate Gray and Janice D. Rubin URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-reading-kate-gray-and-janice-d-rub in/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47136@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5033903226\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 25\, 7:00 pm at the Ike Box featuring Pau lann Peterson
\nPaulann Petersen\, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita\, ha s six full-length books of poetry\, most recently Understory\, from Lost H orse Press. The Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds chose a poem from her boo k The Voluptuary as the lyric for a choral composition that’s now part of the repertoire of the Choir at Trinity College Cambridge.
\nFriday\, October 26\, 7:00 pm at The Book Bin featuring Lawson Fusao Inada
\nLawson Fusao Inada is a third-generation Japanese American from Fresno\, California. As a child during World War II\, he was imprisoned in Californ ia\, Arkansas\, and Coloraado. A graduate of Fresno State University and t he University of Oregon\, he is an emeritus professor at Southern Oregon U niversity.
\nSaturday\, October 27\,10:30 am The Salem Public Librar y Workshop with Lex Runciman
\nThis workshop – part talk\, part read
ing\, and part writing exercise – will use that question\, “Where do you g
et your ideas from?” to engage some of those “large\, general misconceptio
ns about how writers work.” As a writer\, how do you work? Limited to 20 p
articipants.
\nRegister here:
\nhttp://www.eventkeeper.com/code/
ekform.cfm?curOrg=SALEMOR&curName=2018/10/27_Salem_Poetry_Festival_Worksho
p
Saturday\, October 27\, 12:30 pm at the Salem Public Library Spa nish Poetry Panel: Poesía en el XXI
\nA panel of three Spanish langu age poets discuss poetry and other topics. Includes Luna Flores\, Concepci on Samano and Juan Cervantes.
\nSaturday\, October 27\, 2:30 pm at t he Salem Public Library featuring Octaviano Merecias
\nOctaviano Mer ecias\, Portland\, Oregon\, is a digital visual storyteller\, motivational speaker\, photographic artist\, trilingual writer\, and educator\, who wo rks with a socially-engaged practice facilitating workshops\, talks\, disc ussion\, forums\, conferences\, collaborations with groups in the US and a broad. For more information visit emergentus.net learn more about his upco ming presentations\, publications\, and performances. This event will prim arily be in Spanish.
\nSaturday\, October 27\, 4:00 pm at the Salem Public Library featuring Kim Stafford
\nKim Stafford\, founding dire ctor of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College\, is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose\, including The Muses Among Us : Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer’s Craft and 100 Tri cks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared. He has taught writing in dozens of schools and community centers\, and in Scotland\, Italy\, and B hutan. In May 2018 he was named Oregon’s 9th Poet Laureate by Governor Kat e Brown.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181028 GEO:+45.014919;-123.004932 LOCATION:IKE Box\, The Book Bin\, Salem Public Library @ 2165 Heather Stone Ct NE\, Keizer\, OR 97303\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Festival URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-festival/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47431@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Silverton Poetry Association\; 503-269-7895\; stsles@gmail.com\; ww w.silvertonpoetry.net/ DESCRIPTION:Oregon Poet Laureate will present an evening of poetry\, pro se\, anecdotes & stories to open the 19th Annual Silverton Poetry Festival
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190216 LOCATION:Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House - Oregon Gardens @ 879 West Main S t. SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Silverton Poetry Festival URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/silverton-poetry-festival/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47508@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia Díaz Ettinger/ACE\; 541.624.2800\; info@artcentereast.org\; https://artcentereast.org/ DESCRIPTION:March Featured Author: Donna EvansMarch 20\, 7:00-9:00 pm
\nArt Center East\, 1006 Penn Ave\, La Grande
Author bio: Donna Evans is the author of creative non-fiction\, cozy mystery\, and several collections of poetry. Her work has appeared in Cascade Reader\, Burns Tim es-Herald\, and LandEscapes. She will read excerpts from her cozy mystery\ , Hunter on the Sly. She lives in La Grande\, Oregon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190321 LOCATION:Arts Center East @ 1006 Penn Ave\, La Grande\, Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The ACE Writing Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-ace-writing-project/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47498@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Sherri Levine\; 971-267-4826\; sherrihope68@gmail.com\; sherrilevin e.com DESCRIPTION:HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
\nOPEN MIC POETRY READING
T
uesday\, March 26
\n 6pm-7:45 pm
Head for the Hills! is a
n ongoing open mic poetry reading. We meet the last Tuesday of each month
. We are solely open mic. Poets may read up to 5 minutes. Doors are open e
ven if you’re late. Free parking in garbage. Light refreshments served. T
he sign-up sheet is available at 6pm.
\nHosted by Sherri Levine\, she
rrihope68@gmail.com
\nSponsored by the Hillsdale Library\, 1525 SW Su
nset\, Blvd. Portland\, OR 97239
\n503-988-5123
THE COSMOS ISSUE: (The Poeming Pigeon #9)
\nFrom the l earning how to locate the Little Dipper to standing awe-struck under the M ilky Way\, humans have been asking: What’s out there in the great beyond? Could we survive on Mars? What is dark matter? Are wormholes the secret to time travel? Our curiosity is as vast as the universe itself. Send us yo ur best stargazing poems exploring the great beyond\, string theory and bl ack holes. Make a case for Pluto–planet or not planet? This theme is your s to take to the outer limits.
\n• The Cosmos Issue scheduled for re
lease in Winter 2019/20.
\n• All Contributors receive a FREE copy of
the print journal.
\n• Please note\, we are not accepting reprints fo
r this or future issues.
\n• Submission Period: April 15 – June 15\,
2019 (via Submittable only)
\n• $3 to submit a group of 3 poems.
Tickets: http s://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit/137714/cosmos-issue-of-the-poeming -pigeon.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190616 LOCATION:The Poetry Box® @ Beaverton\, Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Poeming Pigeon: Open for Submissions (Theme = The Cosmos) URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-poeming-pigeon-open-for-submissions-t heme-the-cosmos/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$3 X-TICKETS-URL:https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit/137714/cosmos-iss ue-of-the-poeming-pigeon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47525@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:I-Park\; 860 873 2468\; info@i-park.org\; http://www.i-park.org DESCRIPTION:I-Park is now accepting applications for its fully-funded fo ur-week autumn residencies. This multi-disciplinary program is open to wri ters looking to enrich their practice in a collegial\, retreat-like settin g – in the company of artists working in visual arts\, music composition/s ound art\, moving image and architecture/landscape design.
\nI-Park residencies are open to writers and playwrights in all genres\, including fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, screenwriting\, literary criticism and mix ed media.
\nLocated within a 450-acre nature preserve in rural East Haddam\, Connecticut (U.S.)\, I-Park provides residents with private livi ng quarters in a renovated 1840s farmhouse\, a private studio\, meals prog ram\, well equipped workshop and a modest library – as well as creative ac cess to I-Park’s expansive grounds. Residencies are self-directed\, undist urbed and non-judgmental. You decide what you’re working on and when.
\nDetails and application forms are available at i-park.org. Applicatio ns are due May 20\, 2019 and carry a $35 fee to help defray the cost of th e selection panel. This year\, I-Park will also be offering $500 travel gr ants to six international artists. For further information\, contact info@ i-park.org or 860-873-2468.
\nTickets: https://ipark.slideroom .com/#/Login.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190521 LOCATION:I-Park @ 428 Hopyard Road\, East Haddam\, CT 06423 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:I-Park Accepting Applications for 2019 Creative Writing Residencies – Autumn Sessions URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/i-park-accepting-applications-for-2019-cr eative-writing-residencies-autumn-sessions/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$35 X-TICKETS-URL:https://ipark.slideroom.com/#/Login END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47772@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:T. Lee Brown\; 503 997 0301\; tiffany@plazm.com\; http://sistersfar mersmarket.com DESCRIPTION:Hello\, Oregon poets & fans of poetry! Our fine poet laureat e\, Kim Stafford\, has agreed to judge a special little contest for Sister s Farmers Market’s TEA & POETRY day (September 22 in Sisters).
\nWr ite up a 5-7-5 style haiku about eating\, drinking\, farming\, or cooking. Submit it in person at Paulina Springs Books or at Sisters Farmers Market by September 18. You can also submit via Submittable.com for a small fee. You’re welcome to send in up to 8 haiku for consideration.
\nAll wi nners will be published in The Nugget Newspaper. Prizes include gift cards to Paulina Springs Books\, Mountain Rose Herbs in Eugene (with a substant ial online catalog)\, Jackson’s Corner restaurant in Bend\, and Sisters ar ea businesses including Bedouin clothing store and cafe\, Seed to Table ed ucation farm\, Suttle Tea teahouse\, Mahonia Gardens farm\, and Metolius A rtisan Tea.
\nGeneral info: http://tinyurl.com/foodhaiku
\nSubm
ittable link: http://tinyurl.com/foodhaiku-submittable (thanks\, Plazm mag
azine\, for letting us use your submittable account & for being a sponsor
of Sisters Farmers Market – we love the logo you designed for us!)
Thanks! All ages are welcome to participate. Kids\, please note your age or grade for separate judging category.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190919 LOCATION:Sisters Farmers Market & New Oregon Arts & Letters SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Food & Farm Haiku Contest with judge Kim Stafford\, Oregon State Po et Laureate URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/food-farm-haiku-contest-with-judge-kim-st afford-oregon-state-poet-laureate/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47769@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:2019 SALEM POETRY FESTIVAL
\nJoin us for the second an nual Salem Poetry Festival featuring six events from Sunday September 8 th rough Friday September 13.
\nEleanor Berry and Jean Dick Book Launc
h
\n7:00 pm\, Sunday\, September 8
\nChemeketa Community College
\; 4000 Lancaster Dr NE\, Salem\, OR 97305\, Building 6 Auditorium
Jean is unveiling her 4th book of poetry! “There Once Was… A Musical Book ” blends together Jean’s favorite activities: Teaching Music\, Writing\, a nd Coloring. 26 delightful couplets accompany 26 musical illustrations. De signed to be accessible to a multitude of music lovers!
\nEleanor Be rry presents her new book\, Only so Far. She has lived with her husband in rural western Oregon since 1994. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and has taught writing and literature at Willamette University\, Marquette University\, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design\, and oth er colleges. She is a past president of the National Federation of State P oetry Societies and of the Oregon Poetry Association. Her poetry and essay s on poetry have been widely published in journals and anthologies. Her po ems have also been gathered in two full-length collections\, Green Novembe r (Traprock Books\, 2007) and No Constant Hues (Turnstone Books of Oregon\ , 2015)
\nGenerating Vivid Personal Writing Workshop with Jim Merril
l
\n7:00 pm\, Monday\, September 9
\nBaxter Hill Community Hall\
, 1780 Baxter Rd SE\, Salem\, OR 97306
Jim Merrill has taught writ ing at a Homeless Shelter\, Chemawa Indian School and at university level\ ; he has published several volumes of poetry and a Teacher’s Guide to Crea tive Writing titled\, “You’re a Genius All the Time”. The evening will inc lude: identifying your power topics\, free association skills and writing vivid sense memories.
\nTroubadour and Poets Open Mic
\n8:00 pm
\, Tuesday\, September 10
\nThe Space Concert Club. 1128 Edgewater St
NW\, West Salem\, OR 97304
Brina Lorentz-Wright proudly hosts our incubator troubadour and poetry open mic at The Space! This curated signu p event is for artists and performers of all ages. Celebrate each other’s creative and expressive endeavors every 2nd and 4th Tuesday! This event wi ll be live streamed.
\nOregon Poetry in Spanish Contest Winners
\n7:00 pm\, Wednesday\, September 11
\nSalem Library- Loucks Audito
rium\, 585 Liberty St SE\, Salem\, OR 97301
The Instituto de Cultu ra Oregoniana (ICO)\, promotes the Oregon’s Spanish-speaking culture and m ultilingualism\, will present the works of the winners of the Second Conte st of Oregonian Poetry in Spanish (II Concurso de Poesía Oregoniana). Some poems presented will include «Retablo de las maravillas»\, by Jesús Sepúl veda of Eugene (First price)\, «Agridulce (Morning After)»\, by Svetlana K arpe of Portland (Second prize) and «Velo»\, by Lidia Schiedler of Salem ( Third prize). A brief intro to “Oregoniano” poetry will be provided by the President of ICO and poet Efrain Díaz Horna.
\nPoetry and Art with
Carol Hottle\, Mike Schuler and Dayna Collins
\n7:00\, Thursday\, Sep
tember 12
\nIKE Box\, 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301
Th is evening will present two wonderful poets\, Carol Hottle and Mike Shuler . During the reading local artist Dayna Collins will respond using her ski lls as a visual artist.
\nMike Shuler is a Willamette Valley reside nt who writes about living on a rapidly changing Earth. His concerns and o bservations about environment\, history\, and civility find voice in his p oetry. He has published locally and regionally\, edited his college litera ry magazine (Northwest Passage\, Oregon College of Education\, 1975)\, and is a North Carolina poetry award winner. He has published a chapbook\, “W ords on Wind\,” and plans to publish a full-length volume of poetry in the near future.
\nCarol Hottle is a writer\, editor\, educator\, and d ancer and has lived in the Northwest for over 20 years. She teaches writin g (including poetry) in colleges and universities and community settings. Her poetry has been published in Sing! Heavenly Muse\, Farm and Ranch Livi ng\, and Highland County Journal. Her dance writing has appeared in Arteri al.
\nDayna Collins is an energetic and enthusiastic abstract painte r. She loves experimenting with texture\, layers\, and color\, likening he r paintings to going on an archaeological dig. Her work can be found in tw o northwest galleries and she is featured in several books.
\nThe Bo
ok Bin Presents Gary Lark
\nFriday\, September 13
\nBook Bin\, 4
50 Court St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301
A lifelong Oregonian\, Gary Lark has been a carpenter\, janitor\, hospital aide\, salesman\, storyteller\, fly fisherman and librarian. His work includes River of Solace\, Editor’s Choice Chapbook Award\, Turtle Island Quarterly\, In the House of Memory\ , Without a Map\, Getting By\, Holland Prize. His work has appeared in Bel oit Poetry Journal\, Catamaran\, Poet Lore\, and ZYZZYVA. Ordinary Gravity was recently published by Airlie Press. He and his wife Dorothy live in t he Rogue Valley.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190914 LOCATION:Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Festival URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-festival-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47867@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:The Poetry Box\; 530.409-0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; https://th epoetrybox.com/the-poeming-pigeon DESCRIPTION:• The Pop Culture Issue scheduled for release in Fall 2020\n• All Contributors receive a FREE copy of the print journal.
\n
• Please note\, we are not accepting reprints for this or future issues.\n• Submission Period: Oct 15 – Dec 15\, 2019 (via Submittable only)\n• $3 to submit a group of 3 poems.
Erica Goss and Joan Dobbie\, sharing stone inspirations\, wi ll be introducing their new books\, “Stone/Empty Chair” (Erica) and “The L anguage of Stone” (Joan) from 7pm-9pm on Saturday\, November 23rd 2019
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191124 LOCATION:Mother Foucault's Bookstore @ 523 SE Morrison Street SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Erica Goss and Joan Dobbie share their stone poetry URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/erica-goss-and-joan-dobbie-share-their-st one-poetry/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47887@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:River Road Reading Series(RRRS)\; 541-653-8133\; dobbiejoan@gmail.c om DESCRIPTION:Charles Goodrich and Clem Stark will share their poetry. Com poser\, pianist\, Scott Bartlett will share his original compositions. Boo ks and cds will be available for purchase.
\nTickets: https ://riverroadreadings.blogspot.com.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191125 LOCATION:River Road Annex @ 1055 River Road Eugene OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Poetry and Music URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/free-poetry-and-music/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://riverroadreadings.blogspot.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47871@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Kosmos Quarterly is now open for submissions until November 30 for our Winter issue\, “Possible Futures: Justice\, Values\, and Govern ance.” We are looking for poems that imagine that future. See full details and guidelines at https://www.kosmosjournal.org/contribute-to-kosmos-qua rterly/
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191201 LOCATION:https://www.kosmosjournal.org/contribute-to-kosmos-quarterly/ SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Kosmos Quarterly open for submissions URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/kosmos-quarterly-open-for-submissions/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48010@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Sherri Levine DESCRIPTION:Head for the HIlls only occurs one day a month. The last Tue sday\, not the whole week. There is a mistake on the calendar. Thank you.< /p> DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200129 LOCATION:Head for the Hillss SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Head for the Hills URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/__trashed/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48011@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 530-409-0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; ht tps://thepoetrybox.com/ DESCRIPTION:
Annual Chapbook Contest for 2020\, sponsored by The Poetry B
ox.
\nOpen to writers residing in the United States.
\nWinners w
ill receive the following:
\n1st Prize: $500 and $100 Duotrope Gift C
ertificate plus 20 copies of published chapbook and distribution of their
winning title to all contest entrants.
\n2nd Prize: $150 plus 10 copi
es of their published chapbook.
\n3rd Prize: $100 plus 5 copies of th
eir published chapbook.
Submission Period for Contest: Feb 1 – Fe
b 28\, 2020
\nContest Judge: Amy Miller
\nWinner Announced by:
July\, 2020
\nPublication/Release Date: Winter\, 2020/21
\nALL
ENTRANTS receive free copy of winning chapbook.
Tickets: https://thepoetryb ox.submittable.com/submit/151946/contest-the-poetry-box-chapbook-prize-202 0.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200229 LOCATION:The Poetry Box @ https://thepoetrybox.com/the-poetry-box-chapbook- prize-2020 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2020 (3rd Annual) URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-poetry-box-chapbook-prize-2020-3rd-an nual/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit/151946/contest-th e-poetry-box-chapbook-prize-2020 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48094@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:sensationsmag.com DESCRIPTION:Sensations Magazine\, now in its fourth decade of publicatio n\, is sponsoring a Best Newcomer contest for its next issue\, which will carry the theme “Global Warming.” The entry fee is $10 for up to three poe ms. The deadline is June 29. The contest is open solely to poets who haven ’t appeared in Sensations Magazine. For details\, visit www.sensationsmag. com and click on “Contest.”
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200630 LOCATION:Sensations Magazine @ 2200 North Central Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Sensations Magazine Best Newcomer Contest URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/call-for-submissions-sensations-magazine- best-newcomer-contest/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46175@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:On this special night we will discuss “In a Station of the M etro” by Ezra Pound. The poem is two lines long and filled with possibilit ies. This evening will be led by Steve Slemenda. Slemenda retired from a 2 5-year career teaching English at Chemeketa Community College\; is a co-fo under and active member of the Silverton Poetry Association for the past 1 8 years\; is a member of the Mid-Valley Poetry Society\; and has been read ing and writing poetry since childhood and is currently preparing a manusc ript for a first chapbook of poems.
\nFind us in the back room. Feat ured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our host s\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food po d in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180104T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180104T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring “In a Station of the Metro” URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-in-a-stati on-of-the-metro/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46176@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Jim Merrill marks his life by what he can remember: playing in the foothills of East Bay- S.F. area\, 1950’s\; drums in the garage ear ly 60’s. Teenager going to San Francisco and Berkeley staring at hippies a nd record album covers\; also acid light shows at the Avalon Ballroom: the Dead\, Quicksilver\, Airplane\, Janis\, Bowie later\, the Who\, Hendrix. 1970’s: Delve into Donne\, Marvell\, Wordsworth\, Keats in college. 1980’s followed John Denver’s dream to a Rocky Mtn. high–skiing 5 years at 10\,0 00 ft. Then to L.A for screenwriting\; teaching in the ghetto\, Hollywood\ , Santa Monica. 1990’s college teaching in Denver after MFA at Naropa in B oulder. Move to Oregon 1999 to teach then retire at Chemawa Indian School. He has been writing poetry since high school. His first book\, “Blues Fal l Down Like Rain” was published in 2016. Both available from author or Ama zon.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating me nu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jim Merrill URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-jim-merril l/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46172@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Adam Gallardo\; bookbin.events@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Paulann Petersen\, Clem Starck\, Lex Runciman\, and Barbara Drake will read in the context of Durable Goods: Appreciations of Oregon P oets by Erik Muller\, who will lead a discussion following the reading.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180112T210000 GEO:+44.942898;-123.035096 LOCATION:The Book Bin @ Salem\, OR\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Durable Goods reading\, four poets and book’s author. URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/durable-goods-reading-four-poets-and-book s-author/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46646@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Steve Slemenda\; 503-269-7895\; http://www.silvertonpoetry.net/home DESCRIPTION:This year’s annual event will focus on William Stafford’s wr itings to sustain the spirit in a time of great challenges tot he human co ndition.
\nThe program will include poems\, prose selections\, and a short video.
\nOpen mic: the audience will be invited to read a fav orite Stafford poem and comment on its personal significance.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180113T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180113T163000 GEO:+45.057392;-122.775938 LOCATION:Mt. Angel Abbey Bookstore and Coffee Shop @ 1 Abbey Dr\, St Benedi ct\, OR 97373\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:William Stafford\, A Light in Dark Times: Poems of Peace and Affirm ation URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/william-stafford-a-light-in-dark-times-po ems-of-peace-and-affirmation/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46681@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Steven Blue\; www.wordsongs.com/burnindownthebarnes DESCRIPTION:Featured Readers & Open Mic
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180114T170000 GEO:+44.071819;-123.105852 LOCATION:Barnes & Noble Books @ 1163 Valley River Dr\, Eugene\, OR 97401\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burnin’ Down the Barnes Open Mic URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/burnin-down-the-barnes-open-mic/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46664@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Please join us in as we celebrate the life of Ralph Salisbur y ? poet\, writer\, editor\, professor emeritus\, and beloved friend ? fro m 3:00-6:00 pm\, Sunday\, January 14\, 2018\, in the Gerlinger Alumni Loun ge (Gerlinger Hall) on the University of Oregon campus\, 1468 University S treet\, Eugene.
\nBecause this is a public event\, please pass this invitation to anyone you know would be interested.
\nA map to the Un iversity of Oregon is here: https://map.uoregon.edu/ https://l.facebook.co m/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmap.uoregon.edu%2F&h=ATOkRSnXeX4JHlzfiDT0spnGvCagW 6GtqRV0vTgxeprSmx0cQrZ9QEOTjHJnQg8PYQ8r7waPhgX5G7k1N0NljQoz2Na5AjP0TKph4jR VjQ0btqT6PhS5FAARj7pJAp1SnEjI4S5KHLdliJnyxP9ReTFen-ub6iQuwLy-ObycjKXt2E5IG OjxnGAyqyn87ddrinTHWJpipKENnv5T6DXiSrZMvy4qWPOQq8C0-hny5Bvb_isp1uR7k8rct42 Ds5mS-OBhXAi7E4KNqZG0iX21n0xiTOaH-fKsdGE2 Access to Gerlinger Alumni Loung e (Gerlinger Hall) is on the far east end of the building\, facing Univers ity Street. Enter through the double doors on the semi-circle drive across from the sculpture park (alongside the Erb Memorial Union). Street parkin g on University St.\, between 18th and 13th\, as well as on 15th Street. M etered parking is free on Sundays.
\nAccessible by elevator or stair s. Early arrival recommended.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180114T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180114T180000 GEO:+44.044248;-123.074626 LOCATION:Gerlinger Alumni Lounge (Gerlinger Hall) @ 1468 University St\, Eu gene\, OR 97403\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ralph Salisbury Memorial Celebration URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/ralph-salisbury-memorial-celebration/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46635@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Broadway Books\; 503-284-1726\; http://www.broadwaybooks.net/event /frances-payne-adler-making-matriot DESCRIPTION:In The Making of a Matriot\, author Frances Payne Adler demo nstrates—through poetry and prose—the need for a new conception of nationa l defense through peaceful means\, and provides a glimpse of the possibili ties.
\nDefinition: Matriot\, noun. 1. One who loves his or her coun try. 2. One who loves and protects the people of his or her country. 3. On e who perceives national defense as health\, education\, and shelter for a ll the people in his or her country\, and the world.
\n“If national
defense is the issue\, why not\, as poet-activist Frances Payne Adler sugg
ests\, a ‘national defense’ budget that defends the people through afforda
ble health\, education\, and shelter for everyone?”
\n—Adrienne Rich\
, in Arts of the Possible
“These poems touch and explore the core
of human existence—the wars\, the illnesses\, but also the love\, the cour
age\, the defiance\, of which her own writing is an example. Her definitio
n of ‘matriot’ alone makes it worthwhile opening the book.”
\n—Howard
Zinn\, author\, People’s History of the United States
Poet France s Payne Adler is the author of five books: two poetry collections\, Making of a Matriot and Raising The Tents\, and three collaborative poetry-photo graphy books and social action art exhibitions with photographer Kira Carr illo Corser\, which have shown in galleries\, universities\, and state cap itol buildings across the country\, as well as in the U.S. Senate in Washi ngton\, D.C. Adler\, along with Diana Garcia and Debra Busman\, co-edited Fire and Ink: An Anthology of Social Action Writing\, winner of the 2009 F oreWord Book of the Year Award for Anthologies. Her current exhibition\, D are I Call You Cousin\, is about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is a collaboration with Israeli artists\, photographer Michal Fattal and video grapher Yossi Yacov. Adler has been awarded a National Endowment for the A rts Regional Award\, a California State Senate Award for Artistic and Soci al Collaboration\, and the New Millennium Obama Award. Adler\, Professor E merita and founder of the Creative Writing & Social Action Program at Cali fornia State University Monterey Bay\, lives in Portland\, Oregon.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180116T190000 GEO:+45.534847;-122.648062 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Reading with Frances Payne Adler\, author of Making of a Matriot URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/reading-with-frances-payne-adler-author-o f-making-of-a-matriot/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46177@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Chris Cottrell dragged himself from the Pacific Ocean\, wher e he was raised\, and settled in Oregon\, where he spends time thinking ab out octopus\, painting small things\, writing poems\, and teaching.
\n< p>Find us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mi c will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide vari ety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of optio ns for dinner! DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180118T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180118T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Chris Cottrell URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-chris-cott rell/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46385@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-636-8955\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; n/a DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE THE WRITTEN LEGACY OF WILLIAM STAFFORD
\nBrin
g a favorite poem written by or about Wiliam Stafford to share during the
open mike
\nportion of the program. Featured readers include David Ru
teizer and Joan Maiers.
\nHosted by Joan Maiers.
\nFree and open
to the public.
\nDonations of canned goods or cash collected for the
local Food Bank.
Amalie Rush Hill has lived in or near Salem for 44 years. No w residing in rural Marion County with her multi-generational family\, she finds her poetry\, short stories and essays inspired by the surrounding n atural beauty. Since finishing her four-book science fiction Ambolaja seri es\, she has returned to working on a scifi novel that had its inception d ecades ago. She is also illustrating a children’s book that is based on so mething that happened during a family dinner. This summer\, Amalie edited a book containing the work of twenty-six Oregon poets that will be release d soon by Bob Hill Publishing\, LLC\, titled Moments Before Midnight. Amal ie regularly reads her poetry at many open mic venues and this year has pa rticipated in book fairs and other author events in Eugene\, Salem\, Portl and\, Oregon City\, West Linn and Lincoln City. This past September and Oc tober Hill was a featured speaker on Princess Cruise Line’s Enrichment Pro gram.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating m enu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180125T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Amalie Hill URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-amalie-hil l/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46315@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; http ://www.thepoetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:Theme: “In the News”
\nDetails and Guidelines at http:/
/thepoetrybox.com/the-poeming-pigeon
Tickets: https: //thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180131T000000 LOCATION:The Poetry Box SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:DEADLINE Jan. 31\, 2018: The Poeming Pigeon “In the News” Issue URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/open-call-the-poeming-pigeon-in-the-news- issue/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:3.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://thepoetrybox.submittable.com/submit X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46678@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Michael Smith wrote a daily blog poem for 13 years and recen tly completed his autobiography. He lives on a farm in Silverton with his partner Carol Storke and enjoys publishing books by himself and others.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the ope n mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of o ptions for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180201T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Michael Smith URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-michael-sm ith/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46684@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Portland\, Ore. — Prize-winning poet Robert Hass will give a poetry reading at 6 p.m. on February 6 in Lewis & Clark’s Council Chambers. The reading is free and open to the pub lic.
\nHass’s poetry reflects his passion for nature and is deeply i nfluenced by the storytelling traditions of the West Coast\, including the East Asian literary scene of San Francisco and the Beat poets of the 1950 s. Whether through poetry\, essays\, or translated verse\, his work is a t estament to his belief in the transformative power of education and the in terconnectedness of the natural world.
\nA Northern California nativ e\, Hass earned his PhD from Stanford University in 1971\, and published h is first poetry collection\, Field Guide\, in 1973. He has since publishe d five collections of poetry\, in addition to several essay collections an d a series of translations of the work of Polish poet Czesław Miłosz. Fro m 1995 to 1997\, he served as the United States Poet Laureate and used his position to advocate for literacy and environmental education\, through a program at Saint Mary’s College called Rivers of Words. He has also orga nized events like the Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival\, a conferen ce for novelists\, poets\, and storytellers focused around making connecti ons between writing\, nature\, and community.
\n“It has been a hope of mine for a long time to bring Robert Hass to Lewis & Clark\,” said Morg an S. O’Dell Professor of Humanities and Associate Professor of English Ma ry Szybist. “He was my teacher when I was in graduate school at the Iowa W riters’ Workshop\, and I am eager for my own students to experience his pr esence\, his deeply humane and expansive thinking\, and his work\, all of which were profoundly inspiring to me. I hope his poems will reach more re aders during his visit here— people who may not know yet how much his poe try will come to matter to them.”
\nHass was awarded the 2007 Nation al Book Award and shared the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for his collection Time a nd Materials: Poems 1997-2005. He was awarded the Macarthur “Genius” Fell owship for his work\, as well as the 2014 Wallace Stevens Award. He is a professor of English at UC Berkeley and recently published A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imaginatio n of Poetry.
\n“I don’t know another writer who is as informed a s he is about the global state of our planet or who is grappling as moving ly with it in poetry\,” added Szybist. “I’m thrilled that he will spend an evening with us.”
\nAbout Lewis & Clark
\nFor 150 years\, Lewi
s & Clark has prepared students for lives of local and global engagement.
Located in Portland\, Oregon\, Lewis & Clark is a private institution with
a public conscience and international reach\, enrolling approximately 2\,
000 undergraduate students from around the world in our College of Arts an
d Sciences. Our Law School and Graduate School of Education and Counseling
together enroll 1\,200 students in graduate professional programs\, prepa
ring and training future lawyers\, counselors\, teachers\, and educational
administrators. Our alumni\, faculty\, and students are recognized as glo
bal thinkers and leaders. For more information\, visit www.lclark.edu
.
Jade Rosina McCutcheon holds a Doctorate of Creative Arts an d is currently finishing a 2nd PhD in feminist film studies. Her publicati ons include book\, Awakening the Performing Body\, Embodied Consciousness Performance Technologies\, eight chapters in edited\, peer reviewed volume s\, several online articles and several plays. Living in Salem\, Jade has returned to her first love\, poetry.
\nFind us in the back room. Fea tured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hos ts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food p od in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180208T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jade Rosina McCutcheon URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-jade-rosin a-mccutcheon/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46083@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Lisa E Baldwin\; 541-476-6671\; Leb.97527@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Applegate Poets\, including OPA members Joan Peterson\, H Ní Aódagaín\, and Lisa E Baldwin\, read from their own works. A book table f eaturing Applegate Poets’ works will be available. Refreshments provided.< /p> DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180211T160000 GEO:+42.257195;-123.171885 LOCATION:Applegate Library @ 18485 N Applegate Rd\, Grants Pass\, OR 97527\ , USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Applegate Poets: For the Love of Poetry URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/applegate-poets-for-the-love-of-poetry/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46680@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:
Luna Flores was born in Mexico City. A technological and lit erature student\, she participated in literary writing workshops at the Mu seo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico City. She began writing poetry when there were no more tears to mourn the loss of a first love. Living in the Mexican province she started to write short lesbian stories. Now Flores re sides in Portland\, OR and is a KBOO collaborator in the “Buscando América ” and “FA Radio” programs. Since 2014 she has participated in the Voz Alta (Loud Voice) event.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader beg ins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back h as a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180215T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Luna Flores URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-luna-flore s/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46704@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-636-8955\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; www.stickmenbeer.c om DESCRIPTION:Regional authors\, Janice Rubin and Leah Stenson\, present t
heir latest publications in this family-friendly\, accessible venue.
\nBooks available for purchase and signing.
\nHosted by Joan Maiers.<
br />\nFree and open to the public.
\nDonations of canned goods\, cas
h collected for local food pantry.
TIM WHITSEL lives on a 100-year floodplain outside Springfie ld\, Oregon. He is passionate about western rivers\, gardening\, jazz\, bi cycling\, wine and words. For six years Tim directed Windfall\, a monthly reading series at the Eugene Public Library. He won first prize at the 201 3 Northwest Poets’ Concord. In 2014 and 2017 he was honored with an artist ’s residency at PLAYA. He can be heard reading his poems on thepoetryloft. net. Tim’s first collection\, We Say Ourselves\, was published in 2012 by Traprock Books. KELLY TERWILLIGER grew up on the Oregon Coast\, and is the author of a chapbook of poems\, A Glimpse of Oranges. She currently lives in Eugene\, Oregon\, where she works as an oral storyteller and poet/arti st-in-residence in public schools.
\nFind us in the back room. Featu red reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts \, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180222T210000 GEO:+44.950862;-123.031193 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tim Whitsel and Kelly Terwilliger URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-tim-whitse l-and-kelly-terwilliger/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46707@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Silverton Poetry Association\; 5032697895\; stsles@gmail.com\; http ://www.silvertonpoetry.net DESCRIPTION:Several readings and discussions featuring Oregon and Washin gton poets (see website for more info)
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180223T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180225T160000 LOCATION:Multiple Venues: Oregon Gardens Gordon House\; Silverton Library\; Mt. Angel Abbey Library and Bookstore\; White Steeple Gallery\, Borland G allery SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Silverton 18th Annual Poetry Festival URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/silverton-18th-annual-poetry-festival/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46730@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Lex Runciman\, has published six collections of poems\, incl uding Salt Moons: Poems 1981-2016\, from Salmon Poetry. An earlier volume won the Oregon Book Award. The chapter discussing his work concludes Erik Muller’s new book\, Durable Goods: Appreciations of Oregon Poets. Now reti red from college teaching\, he lives in Portland\, Oregon.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will di rectly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of be verages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for di nner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180301T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Lex Runciman URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-lex-runcim an/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46731@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Poets Charles Goodrich and Donald Levering worked together a s groundskeepers at Marylhurst College in the 1970s. Since then they have gone on to publish many books. Levering’s Coltrane’s God was Runner-Up in the New England Book Festival. He won the 2017 Tor House Foundation Robins on Jeffers Prize. Goodrich’s latest collection is A Scripture of Crows\, p oems that Kim Stafford has called “restorative in their deft humor and qui et promise.”
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7 :00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rot ating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180308T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180308T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Charles Goodrich and Donald Levering URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-charles-go odrich-and-donald-levering/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46783@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:susan@literary-arts.org DESCRIPTION:Poets on Broadway: Jane Wong & Shayla Lawson
\nMarch 12
@ 7:30 pm.
\nWhere:
\nAntoinette Hatfield Hall
\n1111 SW Broadway
\n
Portland\, OR 97205
\nCost:Free
\nLiterary Arts and Portland?5 C
enters for the Arts are partnering to present Poets on Broadway ? a free p
oetry series hosted by Portland?5.
\nJane Wong is the author of Overp
our (Action Books\, 2016). Her poems have appeared in places such as Best
American Poetry 2015\, Best New Poets 2012\, Pleiades\, Hayden?s Ferry Rev
iew\, The Volta\, Tupelo Quarterly\, and others. She is a Kundiman fellow
and has received fellowships and scholarships from the U.S. Fulbright Prog
ram\, the Bread Loaf Writers? Conference\, Squaw Valley\, and the Fine Art
s Work Center. She is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University.
\nS
hayla Lawson is a 2017 Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient and the author
of three poetry collections: A Speed Education in Human Being(Sawyer Hous
e Press\, 2013)\, PANTONE (Miel\, 2016)\, and the forthcoming I Think I?m
Ready to See Frank Ocean (Saturnalia Books\, 2018). Her work has appeared
in Guernica\, Colorado Review\, The Journal\, Indiana Review\, and MiPOesi
as. She is the former Nonfiction Editor of Indiana Review.
Juan Cervantes is currently Executive Director of Espiral Pu blishing and a long term member of the Silverton Poetry Association. He is a poet and enjoys other creative writing. Cervantes has published a book of his own poetry\, Voces de Libertad (Voices of Freedom).
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will di rectly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of be verages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for di nner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180315T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180315T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Juan Cervantes URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-juan-cerva ntes-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46719@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Keli Osborn\; 5419687628\; kelimosborn@gmail.com\; http://www.losth orsepress.org/ DESCRIPTION:Oregon poets will read their poems from the national antholo gy\, Nasty Women Poets–An Unapologetic Anthology of Subversive Verse (Lost Horse Press). Reading events are occurring in Eugene and across the count ry. Among those in the volume are Devon Balwit\, Carol Barrett\, Judith Ba rrington\, Angela Decker\, Carolyn Martin\, Jessica Mehta\, Amy Miller\, K eli Osborn\, Jennifer Perine\, Alida Rol\, Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet and Ta ra Taylor.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180317T190000 GEO:+45.517393;-122.66016 LOCATION:Mother Foucault's Bookshop @ 523 SE Morrison St\, Portland\, OR 97 214\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nasty Women Poets anthology celebration URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/nasty-women-poets-anthology-celebration/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46733@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Carol Hottle is a writer\, editor\, educator\, and dancer an d has lived in the Northwest for over 20 years. She teaches writing (inclu ding poetry) in colleges and universities and community settings. Her poet ry has been published in Sing! Heavenly Muse\, Farm and Ranch Living\, and Highland County Journal. Her dance writing has appeared in Arterial.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide v ariety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of op tions for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180322T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180322T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Carol Hottle URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-carol-hott le/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46803@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Bill Siverly’s new book of poems: Nightfall \, from Windfall Press
\nRelease reading: Tuesday\, Marc h 27\, 7:00 p.m. at Broadway Books
\nBill Siverly’s ne
w book\, Nightfall is his sixth book of poetry. Two thirds of
Broadway Books
\n1714 N.E. Broadway
\nPortland\, Or 97232
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180327T200000
GEO:+45.534906;-122.64802
LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Portland: Bill Siverly’s new book of poems: Nightfall\, from Windfa
ll Press
URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/portland-bill-siverlys-new-book-of-poems-
nightfall-from-windfall-press/
X-COST-TYPE:free
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings
CONTACT:
DESCRIPTION:
A WELCOME ANTIDOTE
\nPaulann Petersen writes:
\nPoetry of Presence is a new international anthology of mi ndfulness poems that includes work by three Portland poets: Annie Lighthar t\, Mary Gray\, and me. Lucky us!
\nOn Wednesday\, March 28th\, at 7 pm at Broadway Books\, the three of us will give a reading from the antho logy. Each of us will read her poem in Poetry of Presence\, and a selectio n of other favorites from its pages.
\nI promise you an evening tha t will be a welcome antidote to the anger\, dismay and despondency all too prevalent in our lives right now.
\nMary Gray\, Annie Lighthart\, and Paulann Petersen
\nreading from Poetry of Presence\, an Antholog y of Mindfulness Poems
\nWednesday\, March 28th\, beginning at 7 pm< /p>\n
Broadway Books
\n1714 NE Broadway\, Portland 97232
\nH ere’s some information about the book:
\nIncluding poems by renowned poets from many walks of life ( Yehuda Amichai\, Margaret Atwood\, Ellen Bass\, Wendell Berry\, Robert Bly\, Billy Collins\, Mahmoud Darwish\, Tich Nhat Hanh\, Joy Harjo\, Miroslav Holub\, Marie Howe\, Erica Jong\, Kabir\ , Ted Kooser\, Howard Nemerov\, Kathleen Norris\, Mary Oliver\, Rainer Ma ria Rilke\, Rumi\, May Sarton\, William Stafford\, Alice Walker\, and man y more) this refreshing collection is an antidote to the hurried\, stressf ul lives so many of us lead.
\n“After reading just a poem or two in Poetry of Presence\, I started quieting down\, breathing easier. The poems had already begun to do their work. What a gift! This will be a book I wi ll return to again and again to find the peaceful presence I need to face the day.”
\n—Megan Scribner\, co-author of Teaching with Heart: Poet ry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach
\n“Especially in times of cha llenge\, I turn to poetry in my life\, and in my work. Poetry expresses th e ineffable…In my mindfulness teaching\, poetry is always present and I lo ok forward to using the poems in this beautiful collection on a regular ba sis.”
\n—Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman\, founder of the Jewish Mindfu lness Network
\nGrace Cavalieri lists Poetry of Presence as the “Bes t Book of Mindfulness Poems” in her monthly poetry review column in Washi ngton Independent Review. The book is featured on their November\, 2017 Ex emplars list.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180328T200000 GEO:+45.534906;-122.64802 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Portland: Poetry of Presence URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/portland-poetry-of-presence/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46734@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Writer\, poet\, educator\, and cultural arts activist Penina Ava Taesali is the author of Sourcing Siapo\, University of Hawaii\, Ala Press 2016. Sourcing Siapo is a full-length book of poetry that courageous ly uncovers lost family stories. For nine years\, Ms. Taesali worked as ar tistic director for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)\, where she f ounded the Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership\ , Talking Roots Art Collective\, a youth arts education organization. Duri ng her time at OACC\, Taesali also cofounded the Pacific Islander Kie Asso ciation\, the first and only Pacific Island nonprofit in Oakland\, which s erves 70 families yearly. She was the cohost for Ohana Open Mike at Pro Ar ts Gallery in Oakland in the mid- to late-1990s and has been a featured po et for the KPFA FM Best Spoken Word Millennium Series. Ms. Taesali earned an MFA in writing from Mills College in 2012. Currently Ms. Taesali lives and writes in Salem\, Oregon. Taesali latest work\, a chapbook\, Summons: Love Letters for the People will debut for the Salem Poetry Project on Thu rsday\, March 29\, 2018.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Bar rel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the ba ck has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180329T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180329T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Penina Taesali URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-penina-tae sali/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46759@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Carter McKenzie\; 541-953-4986\; cartermck@epud.net DESCRIPTION:This spring reading featuring Ana-Maurine Lara\, John Martin \, and Ellen Waterston\, is free and open to the public\, and sponsored by the Lane Literary Guild and the Oregon Poetry Association.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180403T210000 GEO:+44.046443;-123.019341 LOCATION:Emerald Art Center @ 500 Main St\, Springfield\, OR 97477\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Springfield Poetry Reading Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/springfield-poetry-reading-series-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46795@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Stinky Bagels Poetry Club is an anarchist society- or so the poets of Corban University would like to believe. The longest-running poe try club in our region\, Stinky Bagels has existed for 23 years as a haven for the eccentric and the imaginative. Today’s students speak with an ecl ectic mix of voices\, ushering a new generation of poetry into Salem’s lit erary community.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Ke g\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180405T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Stinky Bagels Poetry Club URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-stinky-bag els-poetry-club/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46821@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Steven Schreiner\; cstevenblue@wordsongs.com\; www.wordsongs.com/bu rnindownthebarnes DESCRIPTION:This month’s featured authors are Joy McDowell & Shirley Mar c\, both on the board of the Oregon Poetry Association. (An open mic follo ws with 5 minutes per reader\, more if time allows.) Please join us.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180408T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180408T170000 GEO:+44.066077;-123.105122 LOCATION:Barnes & Nolble Bookstore @ 1163 Valley River Center\, Eugene\, OR 97401\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Burnin’ Down the Barnes – McDowell & Marc URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/burnin-down-the-barnes-mcdowell-marc/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46796@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Bob Hill Publishing\, LLC is pleased to present Moments Befo re Midnight. This anthology contains the work of twenty-six Oregon poets r esponding to political and global climate changes. Several poets will read their poems after an introduction by Amalie Hill\, one of the poets and a n editor of the book. All net proceeds will be donated to the ACLU.
\n< p>Find us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mi c will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide vari ety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of optio ns for dinner! DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180412T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Moments Before Midnight Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-moments-be fore-midnight-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46793@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Multnomah County Library\; 503-988-5123\; https://multcolib.org/eve nts/spiritual-friends-poetry-impermanence-mindfulness-and-joy/85381 DESCRIPTION:In celebration of National Poetry Month\, three Portland poe ts — John Brehm\, Andrea Hollander and Paulann Petersen — will give a read ing from The Poetry of Impermanence\, Mindfulness\, and Joy\, edited by Br ehm\, and published by Wisdom Press.
\nThe Poetry of Impermanence\, Mindfulness\, and Joy offers a wide-ranging collection of 129 ancient and modern poems unlike any other anthology on bookshelves today. It uniquely places Buddhist poets like Han Shan\, Tu Fu\, Saigyo\, Ryokan\, Basho\, Is sa and others alongside modern Western poets one would not expect to find in such a collection — poets like Wallace Stevens\, Robert Frost\, Elizabe th Bishop\, Philip Larkin\, Frank O’Hara\, Denise Levertov\, Yusef Komunya kaa\, Billy Collins and more. What these poems have in common\, no matter whether they are explicitly Buddhist\, is that all reflect the essential t ruths the Buddha articulated 2\,500 years ago.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T160000 GEO:+45.519125;-122.683084 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97205\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Spiritual Friends: The Poetry of Impermanence\, Mindfulness\, and J oy URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/spiritual-friends-the-poetry-of-impermane nce-mindfulness-and-joy/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46797@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:The mission of the Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana (ICO) is to promote the Spanish-speaking culture in the state of Oregon\, as well a s multilingualism as a source of common prosperity. We define Oregonianos\ , the people of Oregon who speak Spanish\, by the use of the common langua ge and not by our physical appearance. Spanish speakers in Oregon are a fa ctor that generates wealth\, and ensure historical preservation through li nguistic and cultural inclusion. We believe that speaking more than one la nguage is a reason for celebration\, and share the Oregonian identity with all who wants to assume it. It’s an honor for ICO to present at the Salem Poetry Project the first generation of Poetas Oregonianos.
\nFind u s in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will d irectly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of b everages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for d inner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Instituto de Cultura Oregoniana URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-instituto- de-cultura-oregoniana/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46853@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Mid Valley Poetry Society\; eberry@wvi.com\; https://www.facebook.c om/midvalleypoetrysociety/ DESCRIPTION:A Poetry in Performance event of The Mid-Valley Poetry Socie ty. Hosted by Lord & Schryver Conservancy at Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schr yver’s historic garden and home. Admission Free. Open Garden. Donations ap preciated. Light refreshments.
\nTickets: http://www.lor dandschryverconservancy.org.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T160000 GEO:+44.932749;-123.039885 LOCATION:Gaiety Hollow @ 545 Mission St SE\, Salem\, OR 97302\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Garden Poems at Gaiety Hollow URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/garden-poems-ar-gaiety-hollow/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.lordandschryverconservancy.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46826@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Mid-Valley Poetry Society\; 503-859-3045\; eberry@wvi.com\; http:// www.lordandschryverconservancy.org/programs.html DESCRIPTION:Ten area poets–Ada Molinoff\, Ariel\, Carol Hottle\, Colette Tennant\, Cynthia Herron\, Dina Triest\, Eleanor Berry\, Franca Hernandez \, Jade Rosina McCutcheon\, and Marilyn Johnston–read poems of gardens in the restored home of landscape architects Elizabeth Lord and Edith Schryve r. During intermission the garden will be open for exploring.
\nTick ets: http://www.lordandschryverconservancy.org/p rograms.html.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T160000 GEO:+44.932749;-123.039885 LOCATION:Gaiety Hollow @ 545 Mission St SE\, Salem\, OR 97302\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Garden Poems at Gaiety Hollow URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/garden-poems-at-gaiety-hollow/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:http://www.lordandschryverconservancy.org/programs.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46819@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Bloomsbury Books \; 541-488-0029\; bloomsburyashland@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Eugene poet Janice Rubin and Portland poet Leah Stenson will read from their newly published full-length books\, Tin Coyote (Blue Ligh t Press) and Everywhere I Find Myself (Turning Point Press).
\nMore details at http:// bloomsburyashland.com/04-23-18-poetry/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180423T190000 GEO:+42.195295;-122.711648 LOCATION:Bloomsbury Books @ 290 E Main St\, Ashland\, OR 97520\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poems of Transformation and Renewal URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poems-of-transformation-and-renewal/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46848@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Alan Contreras\; 541-510-6161\; acontrer56@gmail.com\; https://www. alanLcontreras.com DESCRIPTION:Anita Sullivan\, Ce Rosenow and Alan Contreras will read poe ms related to nature by many poets\, discussing different approaches\, the mes and ideas in nature poetry. Lane County Audubon Society meeting.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180424T193000 GEO:+44.041694;-123.087811 LOCATION:Eugene Garden Club @ 1645 High St\, Eugene\, OR 97401\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry of the Natural World URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-of-the-natural-world/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46798@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Willawaw Journal is named after a coastal weather phenomenon —a sudden gust of wind coming down off the mountain to the sea. The editor s strive to select poetry and art that will sweep you off your feet\, bold ly or softly\, and move you to some place new. This night will be a group reading from Willawaw Journal\, (Issues 2 & 3)\, with editors Rachel Barto n and Jade Rosina McCutcheon. Contributing poets from Corvallis and Salem will read a variety of pieces to provide a good sampling of what the journ al has to offer. Go to willawawjournal.com for more information.
\nF ind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic w ill directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180426T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180426T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring The Willawaw Poetry and Art Journal URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-willaw aw-poetry-and-art-journal/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46789@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:KellyAnn Cameron\; 5098635615\; kellyann@oregonpsr.org\; www.oregon psr.org DESCRIPTION:We hope that you will join Oregon Physicians for Social Resp onsibility\, the high school student winners of our 2018 Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship\, and our keynote speaker\, acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner\, in an evening of poetry\, reflection\, and engagement on nuclear weapons elimination.
\nThe writing scholar ship is open to all Oregon 11th and 12th grade students in Oregon. This ye ar’s topic is “What would it take to eliminate nuclear weapons in your lif etime?” We’ve received a record number of entries from across the state an d our distinguished panel of judges\, including poets\, writers\, journali sts\, and community members\, are busy reading the submissions. Please joi n us to celebrate the student writers!
\nThis event is free open to
the public.
\nMore information at oregonpsr.org and on the facebook e
vent: https://www.facebook.com/events/167158407418563/
Tickets: https://www.oregonpsr.org/awards_ceremony.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180428T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180428T200000 GEO:+45.51861;-122.68597 LOCATION:Buchan Room\, Eliot Center at First Unitarian Portland @ 1226 SW S almon St\, Portland\, OR 97205\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:2018 Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship Awards Ceremony URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/2018-greenfield-peace-writing-scholarship -awards-ceremony/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.oregonpsr.org/awards_ceremony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46794@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Multnomah County Library\; 503-988-5123\; https://multcolib.org/eve nts/street-roots-vendor-poetry-reading/87654 DESCRIPTION:Street Roots is a local weekly newspaper that provides econo mic opportunities each year to more than 700 vendors who are experiencing homelessness and poverty. Street Roots also has a thriving community of po ets and writers. Come listen to some of the talented poets read their work .
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T153000 GEO:+45.519125;-122.683084 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97205\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Street Roots Vendor Poetry Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/street-roots-vendor-poetry-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46861@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Danielle Cadena Deulen teaches at Willamette University and is the poetry series editor at Acre Books. She is the author of Our Emotio ns Get Carried Away Beyond Us (Barrow Street Book Contest)\, Lovely Asunde r (Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize)\, and The Riots (AWP Prize in Cr eative Nonfiction).
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begi ns at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back ha s a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180503T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180503T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Danielle Deulen URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-danielle-d eulen/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46934@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Grass Roots Books\; 541-754-7668\; events@grbookstore.com\; https:/ /www.grbookstore.com DESCRIPTION:Poetry reading featuring Eugene poet Janice Rubin and Portla nd poet Leah Stenson.
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180508T190000 GEO:+44.562507;-123.260497 LOCATION:Grass Roots Books and Music @ 227 SW 2nd St\, Corvallis\, OR 97333 \, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poems of Transformation and Renewal URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poems-of-transformation-and-renewal-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46862@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Joe Wilkins is the author of a memoir\, The Mountain and the Fathers\, and three collections of poetry\, including When We Were Birds\ , winner of the 2017 Oregon Book Award in Poetry. His debut novel\, Fall B ack Down When I Die\, is forthcoming from Little\, Brown in early 2019. He lives with his family in western Oregon\, where he directs the creative w riting program at Linfield College.
\nFind us in the back room. Feat ured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our host s\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food po d in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180510T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Joe Wilkins URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-joe-wilkin s/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46866@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190738Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Write Around Portland \; 5037969224\; info@writearound.org\; writea round.org DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the release of our new anthology\, A Wo nder I Can Hold\, featuring the talented writers from our spring workshops in schools\, assisted living facilities\, affordable housing buildings an d other agencies. Few Portland events include so many diverse voices!
\nThe reading is free\, ADA-accessible and open to all. Books will be a vailable for purchase. Free guided playtime for children is provided.
\nThese readings are funded in part by generous support from: Work for Art\, Oregon Cultural Trust\, Regional Arts & Culture Council\, James F. a nd Marion L. Miller Foundation and Oregon Arts Commission.
\nFor mor
e info\, call 503.796.9224 or visit https://writearound.org/events.
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\nLocation: First United Methodist Church is locat
ed at the corner of SW 18th and Jefferson St. at the Goose Hollow MAX stop
and near a number of TriMet bus stops. There is limited onsite parking av
ailable.
Octaviano Merecias\, Portland\, Oregon\, is a digital visual storyteller\, motivational speaker\, photographic artist\, trilingual wri ter\, and educator\, who works with a socially-engaged practice facilitati ng workshops\, talks\, discussion\, forums\, conferences\, collaborations with groups in the US and abroad. Merecias utilizes the latest cognitive-b ehavioral neuroscience information and research to inform and complement t he delivery of his presentations. For more information visit emergentus.ne t learn more about his upcoming presentations\, publications\, and perform ances.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 an d the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, featur e a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180517T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Octaviano Merecias URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-octaviano- merecias/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46868@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-636-8955\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; n/a DESCRIPTION:Local Authors Celebrate May Days with New Publications
\nOn Sunday afternoon\, May 20 at 3 pm\, Kirsten Rian reads from Life Expe
ctancy\, along with Emmett Wheatfall\, who reads from titles such as Clean
as a Bone and Fragments.
\nBooks available for purchase and signing.
\nFree and open to the public.
\nDonations of canned goods or c
ash welcomed to support a local food pantry.
\nFamily-friendly\, acce
ssible venue with free parking:
\nStickmen Brewery 40 N. State Street
\, Lake Oswego\, OR 503-344-4449.
Join us to celebrate the release of our new anthology (title forthcoming!)\, featuring the talented writers from our spring workshops in schools\, assisted living facilities\, affordable housing buildings and other agencies. Few Portland events include so many diverse voices!
\nThe reading is free\, ADA-accessible and everyone is welcome. Books wil l be available for purchase.
\nThis reading is funded in part by gen erous support from: Work for Art\, Oregon Cultural Trust\, Regional Arts & Culture Council\, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation and Oregon Art s Commission.
\nFor more info\, call 503.796.9224 or visit https://w
ritearound.org/events/.
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\nLocat
ion: The Rosewood Initiative is located in the Village Square shopping cen
ter at SE 162nd Ave and SE Stark St (next to Su Casa Super Mercado) and is
one block from the Max Blue Line. Ample free parking is available at the
Village Square shopping center.
The poems and short stories of Frank Eugene Hall explore con nections between the inner landscapes of the human spirit and the outer la ndscapes of Nature. A descendant of Native Americans and Europeans\, he ta kes a global historical view. Frank is a member of Portland Ars Poetica an d Poetics Corvallis.
\nFind us in the back room. Featured reader beg ins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverages and the food pod in the back h as a rotating menu of options for dinner!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180524T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180524T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Frank Hall URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-frank-hall / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46696@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:Dave Lewis\; info@welshpoetry.co.uk\; http://www.welshpoetry.co.uk DESCRIPTION:The 12th International Welsh Poetry Competition 2018 is seek ing talented poets from all over the world. Judge – Sally Spedding. Cash p rizes and publication in a future anthology. All details\, rules\, entry e tc. on our website: http://www.welshpoetry.co.uk
\nDTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180527T020000 LOCATION:International Welsh Poetry Competition 2018 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:International Welsh Poetry Competition – DEADLINE May 27\, 2018 URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/international-welsh-poetry-competition-20 18/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:£6 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46865@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; (503) 967-6697\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.fa cebook.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:
Kelley Morehouse is an avid reader and enjoys studying the a rt of poetry and writing for the enjoyment of writing. She has volunteered for the Silverton Poetry Association over the last nineteen years and now recently\, she is involved in digging up her ancestral roots and putting them into narrative form for her grandchildren. Entering semi-retirement h as enticed Kelley into even more creative endeavors!
\nFind us in th e back room. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, The Barrel & Keg\, feature a wide variety of beverage s and the food pod in the back has a rotating menu of options for dinner!< /p> DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180531T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180531T210000 GEO:+44.950846;-123.031159 LOCATION:Barrel & Keg @ 1190 Broadway St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Kelley Morehouse URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-kelley-mor ehouse/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46697@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:
Dear State President/NFSPS State Society\,
\nAs sponso r and Director of the GRSF/Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest\, for the past se veral years I have made it a point to contact all State Presidents for who m an email address is available through the NFSPS.
\nOur contest\, b ased in Winona\, MN\, in cooperation with our well-known Great River Shake speare Festival\, has grown wonderfully across the United States\, as well as internationally\, and we have received quality sonnet submissions. I a m a member of the Minnesota Society\, and would be pleased if you are able to publicize the event among your members.
\nSubmissions are now op en for the 2018 Contest\, with entries accepted until June 1.
\nAll submission guidelines are available at sonnetcontest.org
\nTed Haala
nd
\nfaustted@gmail.com
Our mailing address is:
\nMaria
W. Faust Sonnet Contest
\nPO Box 1111
\nWinona\, Mn 55987
The Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in California are hom e to many fine poets\, names not generally known in Oregon. This evening w ill be a quick tour through several poets of the area featuring two poets from there\, Abigail Brandt and Marc Janssen.
\nFeatured reader begi ns at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\ , feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180607T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Poets of Ventura and Santa Barbara C ounties URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-poets-of-v entura-and-santa-barbara-counties/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46964@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, June 8 at 7pm\, for an a rtist reception celebrating the work of Mother Foucault’s painter-in-resid ence\, Brooke Budy\, who set up drop cloth\, easel\, and canvas at various spots in the shop over the course of the past year to create over forty p ainted views of the books\, shelves\, plants\, and people that make up Mot her Foucault’s.
\nIn addition to the reception and exhibit\, a cadre of local poets will read short works inspired by the paintings\, the shop \, or the shopkeeper himself:
\nJoanna Rose
\nDonna Prinzmetal<
br />\nAndrea Hollander
\nSuzanne Sigafoos
Readers will also share the work of two additional poets who were at Mother Foucault’s and w rote about the paintings but who aren’t able to attend: Maggie Chula and P enelope Scambly Schott.
\nAmanda Hiland grew up hiking through the forests of the Paci fic Northwest. She is very fond of rain\, colored pens\, and chai tea. She teaches Special Education by day and is a major astronomy enthusiast at n ight. Much of her writing stems from the complexity of understanding the u niverse through dual lenses of scientific observation and emotional connec tion.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directl y follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages an d snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180614T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180614T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Amanda Hiland URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-amanda-hil and/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46952@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Pakravan has an extensive multicultural background . She is currently working at Linn Benton Community College as an Employme nt Outreach and Business Advisor\, also as a TV Host in CVEL PUNTO. At age of 13 Pakravan won a national award in poetry. Aside from writing poems\, what she enjoys the most is reciting them.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180621T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180621T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Elizabeth Pakravan URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-elizabeth- pakravan/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46953@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Salem’s own red-head\, Ariel\, will be sharing her “Bits of Cyn” collection\; whimsical and sensual erotica that will get you feeling the summer heat. You’ll never think about plums\, buttons & coffee the sam e again … and you’ll blush when you do! Ariel\, a Pacific Northwest poet\, typically writes Plathian free-verse about the Pacific Northwest\, being human\, and politics with insightful wit. Her recent publishing credits in clude “Moments Before Midnight” & “On The Platform\, Waiting” anthologies. Active in Willamette Valley\, she often collaborates on poetry/art projec ts. Get to know her at poetariel.net.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7: 00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, featur e a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Ariel URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-ariel-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-46991@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Doug Stone lives in Albany\, Oregon. He has been a social wo rker\, policy analyst\, and consultant on public policy issues. His chapbo ok\, In the Season of Distress and Clarity (Finishing Line Press) came out in 2017. He won the Oregon Poetry Association’s Fall\, 2016 Poet’s Choice Award for his poem Things You Know But Cannot Explain. .His poems have be en published in numerous journals and in the anthology\, A Ritual To Read Together: Poems in Conversation with William Stafford.
\nFeatured re ader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\n
The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection
of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Tim Pfau is a retired EMT\, Auditor and Union Organizer who now watches grandchildren\, studies symbolism and tells stories in Salem\, Oregon. A former Board Member of the Oregon Poetry Association\, his poem s have appeared in journals\, newspapers\, anthologies\, radio and mixed-m edia shows.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will d irectly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of bevera ges and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE
in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.
ikebox.com/
Open to all\, all to be open! Come listen to the words of th e universe & celebrate the 6 month milestone of Pure Expression!
\n*
Currently looking for sweet souls to sign up for readings (email PureExpre
ssion.space@gmail.com)*
\n-Day-of sign up begins at 6:30pm and readin
gs start at 7:00pm.
\n-Coffee and alcoholic libations will be availab
le for purchase to help buzz your groove.
\n-Respectful and open vibe
s only. While this is an all ages event\, poets will not be censored and a
re free to speak their minds.
\n-$0 cover charge\, donations welcome
to help support artists
After many years as a graphic designer\, illustrator and cop ywriter\, Dale Champlin now devotes most of her time to writing poetry. He r MFA in painting and photography developed her critical eye. Dale’s first book of poetry\, Doggerel\; twelve dogs and one cat\, and her chapbook\, Twisted Furniture\, were published last year. Currently she is working on two collections\, Leda\, and Feathers\, a series of monochords about birds . When she’s not writing poetry\, Dale designs books\, publicity campaigns and logos. As adjunct to the board of the Oregon Poetry Association\, she is the editor of the 2017 Verseweavers collection of poetry. Dale is the current director of Conversations With Writers\, a monthly presentation by accomplished writers leading spirited discussions about the craft of writ ing. Dale has published in Social Justice Poetry\, North Coast Squid\, and VoiceCatchers.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic wi ll directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of be verages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage S
t NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://
www.ikebox.com/
Robert Hunter Jones spent three years as a logger in the Ore gon Coast Range and two years working the swing shift in a sawmill in his home town of Lakeside\, Oregon. His poetry has appeared in Alaska Quarterl y Review\, American Poetry Review\, Cumberland Poetry Review\, and as well as his own collections Winter Garden\, which won the 2014 Gerald Cable Bo ok Award (Silverfish Review Press) and The Clever Man’s Forest (Traprock B ooks\, 2011). Since 1990 he has taught Literature and Theory of Knowledge at American International School of Vienna\, in Vienna\, Austria\, where h e lives with his wife and two children. Clemens Starck\, Oregon poet and c arpenter\, lives in the foothills of the Coast Range\, outside of Dallas. He is the author of six books of poetry\, including the award-winning Jour neyman’s Wages (1995) and the most recent Old Dogs\, New Tricks (2016). Hi s collected poems\, Cathedrals & Parking Lots\, will be published in Novem ber 2018.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will dir ectly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverage s and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE i
n Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ik
ebox.com/
Joe Wilkins is the author of a memoir\, The Mountain and the Fathers\, and three collections of poetry\, including When We Were Birds\ , winner of the 2017 Oregon Book Award in Poetry. His debut novel\, Fall B ack Down When I Die\, is forthcoming from Little\, Brown in early 2019. He lives with his family in western Oregon\, where he directs the creative w riting program at Linfield College.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is loca
ted at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cot
tage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
From 12-3 in the courtyard in front of the shop\, we have lo cal authors reading in 15 min increments.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180811T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180811T150000 GEO:+45.551327;-122.6752 LOCATION:Another Read Through @ 3932 N Mississippi Ave\, Portland\, OR 9722 7\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Parade of Authors URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/parade-of-authors/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47025@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Nitza Hernández-López was born in Puerto Rico and is a retir ed professor at the University of Puerto Rico. Her art works include acryl ic painting\, photography\, and poetry. Lopez’ has been exhibited at event s and art galleries in Salem and Independence\,OR. In December She won the third prize in the Poetry Contest of the Institute of Oregonian Culture ( ICO) and several of her poems have been published in the 1A Antologia de P oesia Oregoniana. Her poems and art pieces reflect her social concerns\, m ulticultural identity and her connection with her origins.
\nFeature d reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the interse
ction of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
In the courtyard in front of the shop we have local authors reading in 15 min increments\, from 12-3.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180818T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180818T150000 GEO:+45.551327;-122.6752 LOCATION:Another Read Through @ 3932 N Mississippi Ave\, Portland\, OR 9722 7\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Parade of Authors URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/parade-of-authors-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47026@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Animal behaviorist/writer Rosemary Douglas Lombard enjoyed r oles as biomedical librarian\, naturalist\, and university teacher\, but c herishes decades exploring turtles’ cognitive potential. She won firsts in nonfiction and poetry and published in Bay Nature and Verseweavers\, amon g others. Writings include Turtles All the Way (Finishing Line Press) and WIP Diode’s Experiment.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the ope n mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide varie ty of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 C
ottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Stephanie Lenox is the author of three poetry collections\, most recently The Business\, winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry\, and Congress of Strange People\, a collection of poems inspired by Guinness W orld record holders. Her textbook\, Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer’ s Guide and Anthology\, is forthcoming from Bloomsbury this fall. She live s in Salem where she works as an instructional editor for Chemeketa Press.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly fol low. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and sna ck options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\,
at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Willa Schneberg\, Leanne Grabel and Tim Raphael at 7PM for t he Weds. September 5th Plonk Reading Seriesprogram at the Corkscrew Wine B ar\, 1665 SE Bybee in Sellwood.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T200000 GEO:+45.473818;-122.648596 LOCATION:Corkscrew Wine Bar @ 1665 SE Bybee Blvd\, Portland\, OR 97202\, US A SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Plonk Reading Series: Willa Schneberg\, Leanne Grabel and Tim Rapha el URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/plonk-reading-series-willa-schneberg-lean ne-grabel-and-tim-raphael/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47082@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:A. Molotkov’s poetry collections are The Catalog of Broken T hings (2016)\, Application of Shadows (Main Street Rag\, September 2018) a nd Synonyms for Silence (2019). Published by Kenyon\, Iowa\, Massachusetts \, Atlanta\, and Bennington Reviews\, Molotkov is winner of various fictio n/poetry contests and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Find him at AMolotkov .com.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directl y follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages an d snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180906T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Anotoloy Molotkov URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-anotoloy-m olotkov/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47122@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Reading Sunday\, Sept. 9\, at the Market’s mainstage will be :
\nStephen Fowler is a performing artist\, activist\, justice advoc ate\, and community educator from Portland Oregon. Stephen used his time t o educate and expand his understanding of self-worth\, potential\, and pur pose using art forms. Stephen is a co-founder of Verbal Escape which shows adolescents the power of their own voice and story.
\nAndrea Hollan der moved to Portland\, Oregon\, in 2011\, after many years in the Arkansa s Ozarks\, where she ran a bed & breakfast for 15 years and served as the Writer-in-Residence at Lyon College for 22. Hollander’s 5th full-length po etry collection\, Blue Mistaken for Sky\, is due from Autumn House Press i n September 2018. Her 4th was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award\; her 1 st won the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. Hollander’s many other honors in clude the Vern Rutsala Award\, an Oregon Literary Fellowship\, two Pushcar t Prizes (in poetry and literary nonfiction)\, and two fellowships from th e National Endowment of the Arts. Her website is www.andreahollan der.net.
\nTom Richards is the author of Thirst for Beginners\; Poetry\, Prose and Quizzes\, forthcoming in 2019 from University of Hell P ress. His work has appeared in Phenomenal Literature\, TheBigSmoke.com\, t he Writers’ Collective Anthology\, and was recently writer in residence at Mother Foucault’s Books in Portland\, Oregon. Tom is also the editor and publisher of The Portland Permanent Press\, a monthly comedy and humor mag azine\, with Joe Sacco. He curated The Faux Museum in Portland\, and has w ritten for Willamette Week\, the Oregonia\, and had a monthly column in th e Paperback Jukebox called Last First Thursday.
\nCarey Taylor is a native Oregonian who lives in Portland\, Oregon. She has been published in regional\, national and international journals and was nominated for a 20 15 Pushcart Prize. She is the author of The Lure of Impermanence (Cirque P ress)\, forthcoming in the summer of 2018. When not worrying about earthqu akes\, she enjoys hiking\, traveling and a good scotch whisky. https: //careyleetaylor.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T101500 GEO:+45.481318;-122.568589 LOCATION:Portland Farmers Market - Lents International @ SE Reedway St & SE 92nd Ave\, Portland\, OR 97266\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lents Farmers Market Poetry Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/lents-farmers-market-poetry-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47069@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Multnomah County Library\; 503-988-5123\; https://multcolib.org/eve nts/celebrating-quintessentially-oregon-book/90331 DESCRIPTION:Durable Goods: Appreciations of Oregon Poets is a unique boo k by Eugene essayist and poet Erik Muller\, one that honors the work of si x Oregon poets. At this event\, Erik Muller\, Barbara Drake\, Paulann Pete rsen\, Lex Runciman and Clemens Starck will spotlight this one-of-a-kind v olume\, which includes—for each of six poets—an extensive essay and a port folio of poems.
\nThe program will include remarks from Erik Muller\ , poetry readings from four of the poets\, and a wide-ranging discussion w ith those in attendance.
\nhttps://multcolib.org/events/ celebrating-quintessentially-oregon-book/90331
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T163000 GEO:+45.519125;-122.683084 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97205\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Celebrating a Quintessentially Oregon Book URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/celebrating-a-quintessentially-oregon-boo k/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47121@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Free Range Poetry presents Judith Barrington\, Francis Opila \, Leah Stenson Monday\, September 10\, 2018 (second Monday of September)< /p>\n
Northwest Library 2300 NW Thurman Street Portland
\nAn open mic will precede featured poets. Open mic readers limited to two pages of material. Sign up for open mic at 5:45 pm. Reading 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
\nJudith Barrington’sfifth collection of poetry\,Long Love: New & Selec ted Poemswas launched on June 12th. She is also the author of The Conversa tion(2015)\, whose title poem was the winner of the Gregory O’Donoghue Int ernational poetry award. In 2001 Lifesaving: A Memoirwas the winner of the Lambda Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Judith is also the author of the best-selling Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art andhas been a faculty member of the Universi ty of Alaska\, Anchorage’s MFA Program. Much sought after as a teacher\, s he has run workshops around the U.S.\, Britain and Spain. She was co-found er of The Flight of the Mind summer writing workshop\, which brought write rs from all over the country to the McKenzie River for 18 years. She is al so one of the founders of Soapstone Inc.
\nFrancis Opilahas lived in the Pacific Northwest most of his adult life\; he currently resides in Po rtland\, OR. His work\, recreation\, and spirit have taken him out into th e woods\, wetlands\, mountains\, and rivers. He works as an environmental scientist\, primarily with water quality. His poetry has been published in Latitude on 2nd\, Empirical\, and Parks and Points. He enjoys performing poetry\, combining recitation and playing Native American flute.
\nL eah Stensonis the author of two chapbooks\, Heavenly Bodyand The Turquoise Bee and Other Love Poems\, published by Finishing Line Press in 2011 and 2014\, respectively\; a regional editor of Alive at the Center: Contempora ry Poems from the Pacific Northwest (Ooligan Press\, 2013) and co-editor o f Reverberations from Fukushima (Inkwater Press\, 2014). Her full-length p oetry book\, Everywhere I Find Myselfwas published by WordTech Communicati ons’ Turning Point imprint in December of 2017. She serves on the board of Tavern Books.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180910T193000 GEO:+45.535334;-122.699119 LOCATION:Multnomah County Library - Northwest @ 2300 NW Thurman St\, Portla nd\, OR 97210\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY: URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/47121/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47089@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Twelfth Season will begin with a reading by Paul Merchan t on Wednesday\, September 12 and continue through June 2019. Other reader s in this season are Samiya Bashir\, George Venn\, Andrea Hollander\, Kris tin Berger\, Tim Whitsell\, Carolyn Martin\, Joseph A. Soldati\, Vince Wix on and Shaindel Beers. We are honored by the participation of this outstan ding lineup of local poets. We thank the City of Milwaukie for its support and all the volunteers that make this series possible.
\nA flyer of the readings is located on our website\, which you can print and post. We encourage everyone to forward our information to anyone that you feel mig ht have an interest in the Series. If you would like flyers mailed to you\ , please contact Tom Hogan.
\nFor information about the readings\, p lease contact the Series Coordinator\, Tom Hogan\, at (503) 819-8367 or to mhogan2@comcast.net or Ledding Library of Milwaukie Reference Librarian\, Sarah Roller at (503) 786-7580 or rollers@milwaukieoregon.gov.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180912T190000 GEO:+45.446309;-122.639769 LOCATION:Ledding Library Pond House @ 2215 SE Harrison St\, Milwaukie\, OR 97222\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Milwaukie Poetry Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/milwaukie-poetry-series/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47083@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:David\, a transplant to Oregon from the southeast\, has part icipated in poetry readings at Unitarian Universalist churches in Salem an d McMinnville\, at the Book Bin open mics\, and at the Salem Poetry Projec t. David is a veteran of the construction industry and currently works at Kilgore Blackman Building Materials. The curse of the English major causes sudden attacks of David’s having to write things down. Poems occasionally result from this process.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide va riety of beverages and snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180913T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring David Jeffers URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-david-jeff ers-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47072@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; http ://ThePoetryBox.com DESCRIPTION:Featuring:
\nNancy Flynn\, Christopher Luna\, Linda Fer
guson\, Dan Raphael\, Julene Tripp Weaver\, Eleanor Berry\, Lindy Low Le C
oq\, Vivienne Popperl\, Cathy Cain\, Eleanor Kedney\, Kathleen Patterson\,
Collette Tennant\, Laura LeHew\, Brad G. Garber\, Brittney Corrigan\, Lyn
n Knapp & Shawn Aveningo Sanders
Tickets: http://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/the-poeming-pigeon-in-the-new s.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180915T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180915T160000 LOCATION:The Pond House @ Ledding Library @ 2215 SE Harrison St\, Milwaukie \, OR 97222\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Poeming Pigeon: In the News Book Launch URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-poeming-pigeon-in-the-news-book-launc h/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:http://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/the-poeming-pigeon-in-the-n ews END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47119@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Please join me to celebrate the launch of Andrea Hollander’s 5 th full-length poetry collection\, Blue Mistaken for Sky\, at Powell’s Cit y of Books\, 1005 W. Burnside\, at 2 p.m. on Sunday\, September 16.
\n< p>In her masterful\, inclusive way—I love the way she welcomes a listener into her poems as she gives voice to them—Andrea will read selections from her new book\, and this is a reading you don’t want to miss.\nAfte r her reading\, I’ll host a discussion of Andrea’s work\, one that will in clude responding to questions from the audience\, an audience I hope will include you.
\nThough Powell’s lists this event as Andrea Hollander in Conversation with Paulann Petersen\, I think of it as “Andrea in conver sation with the lucky people who have just heard her read some of the sple ndid poems in her new collection.”
\nA couple of pre-publication rev iews will give you some idea about the power and resonance of the poems in Blue Mistaken for Sky. In one of these reviews\, Grace Cavalieri says\, “ Some days\, I think that hope is such a long way away\, and then I read a poet like this — and life is in full gear. “
\nPlease take a look at these laudatory reviews\, and then come to Powell’s on Sunday\, September 16th\, to hear Andrea read from the book that’s occasioning such high\, h igh praise.
\n\nCelebrate poetry published by Gerry Foote and student writer
s featured in Honoring Our Rivers 2018.
\nFree and open to the public
. Donations of canned goods or cash collected for Food Bank.
\nBooks
available for purchase and signing. Free parking next door or across the s
treet.
\nHosted by Joan Maiers.
Lidia Schiedler\, was born in Mexico City as Lidia María Ter esa Pérez Ruiz. At a Catholic Salesian school in Mexico City\, the nuns po lished her academic education including fostering a love of literature\, s cience and religion studies. There Schiedler learned about sacred poetry\, a subject that has been a constant in her life. She attended UNAM\, where she obtained a degree as a Dental Surgeon\; she has both taught Pediatric Dentistry and owned a private office. Since Schiedler moved to the USA\, she has been part of the morning choir at the San Felipe Church in Dallas\ , OR. Some of her poetry was published in the 1st Anthology of Oregonian P oetry.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will direct ly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages a nd snack options!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180920T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Lidia Schiedler URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-lidia-schi edler/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47070@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; http ://ThePoetryBox.com DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating three new chapbooks: In These Voices by Sherri Levine\, Womanhood & Other Scars by Rebecca Smolen & Painting th e Heart Open by Liz Nakazawa.
\nTickets: http://thepoetrybox.com/chapbook-launch-trifecta-sept-26.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T190000 LOCATION:Annie Bloom's Books @ 7834 SW Capitol Hwy\, Portland\, OR 97219\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry Box Authors at Annie Bloom’s Books URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-box-authors-at-annie-blooms-books/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:http://thepoetrybox.com/chapbook-launch-trifecta-sept-26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47071@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; http ://ThePoetryBox.com DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating three new chapbooks: In These Voices by Sherri Levine\, Womanhood & Other Scars by Rebecca Smolen & Painting th e Heart Open by Liz Nakazawa.
\nTickets: http://thepoetrybox.com/another-chapbook-launch-trifecta.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T070000 LOCATION:Another Read Through @ 3932 N Mississippi Ave\, Portland\, OR 9722 7\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry Box Authors at Another Read Through Bookstore URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-box-authors-at-another-read-throug h-bookstore/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:http://thepoetrybox.com/another-chapbook-launch-trifecta X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47085@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Eleanor Berry has taught writing and literature at Willamett e University and other colleges. She is a past president of the National F ederation of State Poetry Societies and the Oregon Poetry Association. Her first book of poetry\, Green November (2007)\, was published by Traprock Books\; her second\, No Constant Hues (2015)\, by Turnstone Books.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack optio ns!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Eleanor Berry URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-eleanor-be rry/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47052@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Jenny Root\; 541-521-3583 DESCRIPTION:Roy Seitz\, Scot Siegel\, and Annie Lighthart
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T203000 GEO:+44.046443;-123.019341 LOCATION:Emerald Art Center @ 500 Main St\, Springfield\, OR 97477\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Springfield Poetry Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/springfield-poetry-series/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47135@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Carter McKenzie\; 541-953-4986\; cartermck@epud.net DESCRIPTION:A poetry reading featuring Scot Siegel\, Annie Lighthart\, a nd Roy R. Seitz.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T210000 GEO:+44.046443;-123.019341 LOCATION:Emerald Art Center @ 500 Main St\, Springfield\, OR 97477\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Springfield Poetry Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/springfield-poetry-series-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47152@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:John Dooley is a retired poetry slammer (three years on the Portland Nationals team)\, and former columnist and features writer. He ha s nine spoken-word albums to his credit\, and 40-some small press publicat ions. John’s albums Oral Foibles\, and Oral Foibles II – The Jackening are on Amazon\, Billboard Music\, Apple Music\, Spotify\, Pandora\, and iTune s. He is a two-time winner of Comedy Central’s @Midnight #HashtagWars\, an d lives near an owl\, in Jennings Lodge\, Oregon.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe I
ke Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of C
hemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
The Milwaukie Poetry Series of the Ledding Library o f Milwaukie and St. John the Evangelist are delighted to continue this sea son of First Friday poetry readings for 2018 on F riday\, October 5. It’s going to be another great summer of readi ng and sharing poetry!
\nThe reading will be part of the Oc tober 5 First Friday festivities\, and will take place from 6:00 t o 7:30 p.m.in the meeting room at St. John the E vangelist church\, located at 2036 SE Jefferson St.
\nThe re ading will be a tribute to the Seventh Oregon Poet Laureate\, Pete r Sears. (1937-2017). “I write poems because I need art in order to seek full expression\,” he said in a 2010 interview with
\nthe Oregonian. Featured Readers will be
Peter Sears was a graduate of Yale and the Iowa Writers Workshop and came to Oregon in 1974 to teach at Reed College and served in teaching and administrative roles at Bard College an d Pacific University. His work has appeared in various national and litera ry magazines and newspapers. He is the author of four full-length poetry c ollections:Tour (1987)\, The Brink (1999)\, Green Diver (2009) and Small Talk: New and Selected Poems ( 2014)\, a number of poetry chapbooks\, and books on teach ing writing\, including Secret Writing\, and I‘m Gonna Bake Me a Rainbow Poem.
\n He was a founding director of the Oregon Literary Coalition and
cofounder of Cloudbank Books. He served as Oregon Poet Laureate from
An Open Mic session will follow for all who wish to read from Peter’s work or share a mem ory or story in his honor. To get on the list to read ahead of time\, plea se contact Tom Hogan at 503-819-8367 or tomhogan2@comcast.net. For inform ation about the Milwaukie Poetry Series readings or other events\, also co ntact Tom at (503) 819-8367 or email him at tomhogan2@comcast.net. There will be a sign-up sheet at the event for those wishing to share . Peter’s books will be available and light refreshments will be served. P lease join us for a wonderful evening.
\nR. S. Stewart is a long-time Writing Consultant volunteer at Chemeketa Community College. His commentaries on poets\, playwrights\, po etry\, and language as well as his flash fiction pieces occur frequently i n Salem Weekly. Three of his plays have received staged readings\; his poe ms have been published in many journals\, both in Europe and the U S.\, am ong them Canary\; 2 Bridges Review\; Poetry Salzburg Review\; The Journal\ ; PIF Magazine\; Serving House Journal\; Ink\, Sweat\, & Tears\; Brittle S tar\; BlazeVOX\; Willawaw Journal\; indicia\;\; and The Sow’s Ear Poetry R eview.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will direct ly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages a nd snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in S
alem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebo
x.com/
Broadway Books celebrates the fall 2018 issue of Windfal l magazine with a reading by four northwest poets represented in the issue. Reading at the store on Tuesday\, October 16th\, at 7 pm will be Emily Antonia Fox Garcia\, Andrea Hollander\, Tim Raphael \, and Lex Runciman\, as well as the journal’s c o-editors Michael McDowell and Bill Siverly.
\nThis event i s free and open to the public www.broa dwaybooks.net
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181016T200000 GEO:+45.534906;-122.64802 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:WINDFALL AUTHORS TO READ AT BROADWAY BOOKS URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/windfall-authors-to-read-at-broadway-book s/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47172@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, October 17th\, at 7 pm we welcome two local poets to the Broadway Books stage: Carlos Reyes and Matthew Mini cucci.
\nIn Along the Flaggy Shore: Poems from West Clare\, the tenth volume of poetry from Carlos Reyes\, the reader is returned aga in to Ireland\, to the townlands of Letterkelly and Cloonanaha in County C lare. The poems in this collection capture the stark rural life that has n ow mostly passed\, as Reyes attempts to gather the remnants of a way of li fe that was pushed aside and forgotten\, painting a lyrical picture of a w orld gone by. In addition to his collections of poetry\, Reyes has publish ed many volumes of translations and a memoir\, Keys to the Cottage\, S tories from the West of Ireland. Reyes most recently read at Broadway Books from his previous collection\, Guilt in Our Pockets\, Poems fro m South India.
\nMatthew Minicucci is the author of two collect ions of poetry: Small Gods\, a finalist for the 2016 Green Rose P rize from New Issues Press\, and Translation (Kent State Universi ty Press\, 2015)\, chosen by Jane Hirshfield for the 2014 Wick Poetry Priz e. One reviewer wrote of Small Gods “The poems stick to memory li ke burrs to a pant leg\,” while another wrote “Small Gods enriche s us with its moral courage and its compassionate faith in the ultimate va lue of our fraught humanity.” Currently a lecturer in creative writing\, M inicucci received his BA in Classical Languages and Literature from U-Mass Amherst and his MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) from the University of I llinois at Urbana-Champaign.
\nThis event is free and open to the pu blic. www.broadwaybooks.net.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T200000 GEO:+45.534906;-122.64802 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CARLOS REYES AND MICHAEL MINICUCCITO READ AT BROADWAY BOOKS URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/carlos-reyes-and-michael-minicuccito-read -at-broadway-books/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47154@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Carol Hottle and Arturo Sarmiento present “Leyendo Between L ines” (Reading entre líneas) a bilingual literary collaboration. Carol Hot tle is a writer\, editor\, educator\, and dancer and has lived in the Nort hwest for over 20 years. She teaches writing (including poetry) in college s and universities and community settings. Arturo Sarmiento has published in magazines and newspapers\; and the anthology Antologia de Poesía Oregon iana. In 2017\, Sarmiento won the second prize of the contest “Primer Conc urso de Poesía Oregoniana.”
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide v ariety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 2
29 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
CELEBRATE AUTUMN WITH POETRY AND MUSIC
\nEnjoy a presen
tation of A. Moloktov’s latest publication\, along with guitarist Peter Zi
sa’s performance of classical and original compositions in a family-friend
ly pub setting on the lake. Cash or canned goods collected for local Food
Bank.
\nAccessible venue\, Free\, abundant parking nearby.
Celebrate the publication of great weather for MEDIA’s lates t anthology “Suitcase of Chrysanthemums” and meet an indie press looking f or new voices.
\nFeaturing contributors and special guests Sossity C hiricuzio\, Brad Garber\, Laura LeHew\, Richard Loranger\, Christopher Lun a\, Pattie Palmer-Baker\, Dan Raphael\, Kelly Terwilliger\, and John Sible y Williams\, plus editor Jane Ormerod.
\nWe will start promptly with a limited open mic so please arrive early.
\n“Suitcase of Chrysanth emums” is an exhilarating collection of contemporary poetry and fiction fr om established and emerging writers across the United States and beyond.\nSubmissions for our next anthology are open October 15 2018 to Janua ry 15 2019.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181026T200000 GEO:+45.545764;-122.66648 LOCATION:The Waypost @ 3120 N Williams Ave\, Portland\, OR 97227\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:great weather for MEDIA URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/great-weather-for-media/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47185@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:River Road Reading Series \; 541-653-8133\; dobbiejoan@gmail.com\; http://www.riverroadreadings.blogspot.com DESCRIPTION:Poets Frank Rossini and Scot Siegel and animal behaviorist/c ognitive psychologist/writer Rosary Lombard will share their work at this October 28\, 2018 River Road Reading Series (RRRS) reading. Delectable ref reshments will be served. Authors’ books will be available for purchase an d donations will be cheerfully accepted.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181028T180000 GEO:+44.079852;-123.121021 LOCATION:River Road Park Annex @ 1055 River Rd\, Eugene\, OR 97404\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Authors’ Presentation URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/free-authors-presentation/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47142@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education\; 503-226-3 600\; bbiggs@ojmche.org\; http://www.ojmche.org/events/special-events-2018 -10-30-oregon-jewish-voices DESCRIPTION:Started in 1999\, this annual event features readings by pro minent Oregon Jewish writers. The five writers in the 2018 program\, who s pan a range of genres including fiction\, poetry\, non-fiction\, and essay s\, will share selections from their work in OJMCHE’s auditorium. This yea r’s writers are Ken Gordon\, Tracy Prince\, Donna Prinzmetal\, Joshua Safr an\, and Hillary Tiefer. The curator and founder of this annual event\, Wi lla Schneberg\, is the emcee for the evening.
\nThis year’s featured
writers:
\nKen Gordon is the owner of Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen\,
a pioneering artisan Jewish delicatessen with two locations in Portland\,
Oregon\, and one at Portland International Airport. Ken opened the first l
ocation in 2007 in response to the Pacific Northwest’s lack of the food he
grew up with in his native New York City. He is partly responsible for a
resurgence in the U.S. of the Jewish deli. Though self-acknowledged as a n
on-religious Jew\, he feels that opening a Jewish delicatessen in Portland
more than makes up for it. He wrote a health and fitness column for The O
regonian.
Tracy J. Prince\, PhD\, is an Affiliated Research Profes sor at PSU’s American Indian Teacher Program. She is the author of Portlan d’s Goose Hollow and Culture Wars in British Literature (with a chapter on British Jewish writers) and co-author of Portland’s Slabtown and Notable Women of Portland. She has spent over two decades teaching and writing abo ut race\, gender\, and social equity issues in humanities\, urban studies\ , and English departments in Turkey\, Canada\, and the U.S. and has spent research time in England\, Australia\, South Africa\, and France. She is c urrently working on Might Oughta Keep Singin’\, a book about the music of the South.
\nDonna Prinzmetal is a poet\, psychotherapist\, and teac her. She often uses writing to facilitate restoration and healing in her p sychotherapy practice. Her poems have appeared in many magazines\, includi ng Prairie Schooner\, The Comstock Review\, The Cincinnati Review\, and Th e Journal. Her first book\, Snow White\, When No One Was Looking\, was pub lished with CW Books in May of 2014.
\nJoshua Safran is an Orthodox Jew\, author\, attorney\, and nationally recognized advocate for survivors of domestic violence. His memoir\, Free Spirit: Growing Up On the Road an d Off the Grid (Hachette)\, about his childhood on the dark side of the Ag e of Aquarius\, was called a “beautiful\, powerful memoir . . . reminiscen t of David Sedaris’s and Augusten Burroughs’s best work: introspective\, h ilarious\, and heartbreaking” (Publishers Weekly starred review). His lega l odyssey to free an incarcerated survivor of domestic abuse from prison w as featured in the award-winning documentary Crime After Crime. Safran’s e ssays have been published in Salon\, The Daily Beast\, Utne Reader\, and H uffington Post\, and his story has been heard on the BBC\, NPR\, PBS\, PRX \, CBS\, and Authors at Google.
\nAlthough originally from the East Coast\, Hillary Tiefer considers herself an Oregonian. She has a PhD in En glish and is a former college professor. Her short stories have been publi shed in several journals\, among them: Descant\, Blue Moon Literary and Ar t Review\, Grey Sparrow Journal\, Mission at Tenth\, Poetica Magazine\, Re d Rock Review\, and Juxtaprose Literary Magazine. Lily’s Home Front is her debut novel.
\nWilla Schneberg is a poet\, visual artist\, curator\ , and psychotherapist in private practice. She has authored five poetry co llections\, including In The Margins of The World\, recipient of the Orego n Book Award\, and her latest volume\, Rending the Garment. In February of 2018\, she served as a poet-in-residence in Kathmandu. She founded and cu rates Oregon Jewish Voices with Judy Margles. This is the 19th season\, an d Willa will emcee this year’s event.
\nAbout Oregon Jewish Museum a
nd Center for Holocaust Education:
\nThe Oregon Jewish Museum and Cen
ter for Holocaust Education explores the legacy of the Jewish experience i
n Oregon and teaches the universal lessons of the Holocaust. Through exhib
itions\, programs\, educational resources\, and opportunities for intercul
tural conversation\, OJMCHE challenges our visitors to resist indifference
and discrimination and to envision a just and inclusive world. The Oregon
Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education features\, along with co
re exhibitions\, national and international changing exhibitions that show
case Jewish contributions to world culture and ideas\, issues of Jewish id
entity\, and the forces of prejudice. OJMCHE also offers programs\, films\
, lectures\, and concerts cover a wide range of topics relating to Jewish
art\, culture\, and heritage\, which stimulate dialogue about identity\, c
ulture\, and assimilation. Education programs embrace the Jewish experienc
e and explore the lessons of the Holocaust. The organization is the stewar
d of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial\, located in Washington Park\, and of t
he Archives and Artifact Collection documenting the Oregon Jewish experien
ce. Tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial are free and available by appoi
ntment. For more information\, visit www.ojmche.org
Media contact: Rebecca Biggs\, Communications Manager 503-226-3600\, bbiggs@ojmche.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181030T193000 GEO:+45.524344;-122.67812 LOCATION:Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education @ 724 NW Davis St\, Portland\, OR 97209\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oregon Jewish Voices Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/oregon-jewish-voices-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$8.00 member/$10.00 general public X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47169@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Willa Schneberg DESCRIPTION:
Oregon Jewish Voices\, Readings by Oregon Jewish Wri
ters and Poets
\nTuesday\, October 30\, 2018 at 7:30 PM
\nOregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
\n724 NW
Davis Street\,
\nPortland\, Oregon 97209
$8 members and $10 g
eneral public
\nhttp://www.ojmche.org/events/
Started in 1999\, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish writers. The five writers in the 2018 program\, who span a range of genres including fiction\, poetry\, non-fict ion\, and essays\, will share selections from their work in OJMCHE’s audit orium. This year’s writers are Ken Gordon\, Tracy Prince\, Donna P rinzmetal\, Joshua Safran\, and Hillary Tiefer.T he curator and founder of this annual event\, Willa Schneberg\, is the emc ee for the evening.
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181030T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181030T203000 GEO:+45.524344;-122.67812 LOCATION:Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education @ 724 NW Davis St\, Portland\, OR 97209\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Oregon Jewish Voices\, Readings by Oregon Jewish Writers and Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/oregon-jewish-voices-readings-by-oregon-j ewish-writers-and-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$8 members and $10 general public X-TICKETS-URL:http://mail01.tinyletterapp.com/soapstone/community-announcem ents-from-soapstone-103/12646709-www.ojmche.org/events/special-events-2018 -10-30-oregon-jewish-voices?c=afda26d9-c0ec-4e28-9256-65461fb3ca63 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47215@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:PSU Center for Japanese Studies\; 5037258577\; cjs@pdx.edu\; www.pd x.edu/cjs DESCRIPTION:This event includes examples of the speaker’s work\, a poetr y reading with musical accompaniment\, and a discussion of how he “pours h is poems into different vessels” (types of media). Bin Sugawara is Japan’s most recognized poet as the result of the intersection of his poetry with various forms of media. His first volume of poetry Naked on a Veranda\, t he Rabbit and Women\, was published in 2011 in America by PRE/POST\, and w as later published in Japanese in Japan. He has written lyrics for the ban d Superfly\, produces the original media project Poets’ Weather Report\, a nd creates installations for museums. He frequently reads his poems on rad io and television\, and has presented readings throughout Europe and Russi a. He has contributed to many magazines\, including Brutus\, Ginza\, and H arper’s Bazaar. His recent work titled “Kanohito” was published by Tokyo S hinbun (The Tokyo Newspaper). https://www.pdx.edu/cjs/events/what-if-poems -were-water?delta=0
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181101T180000 GEO:+45.51172;-122.683949 LOCATION:Smith Memorial Student Union Room 338\, Portland State University @ 1825 SW Broadway\, Portland\, OR 97201\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:What if Poems were Water? A Talk and Reading with Musical Accompan iment by Bin Sugawara URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/what-if-poems-were-water-a-talk-and-readi ng-with-musical-accompaniment-by-bin-sugawara/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47207@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Carey Taylor is the author of The Lure of Impermanence (Cirq ue Press 2018). Her poetry has appeared in regional\, national and interna tional publications and in 2015 she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Bo rn in Bandon\, Oregon\, she has spent her entire life at the western edges of Oregon and Washington\, including ten years in Salem working for the S tate of Oregon. She has deep pioneer roots in the Salem area and her Great -Great Grandfather was John Burch McClane (McClaine) who was the first pos tmaster in Salem. She has a Master of Arts Degree from Pacific Lutheran Un iversity in School Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree from Linfield Colleg e. www.careyleetaylor.com
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the o pen mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide var iety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229
Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Rachel Barton\, poet\, writing coach\, and member of the Cal yx Editorial Collective\, edits Willawaw Journal\, and co-chairs Willamett e Writers on the River. Find her poems in Hubbub\, Whale Road Review\, Clo udbank\, Mom Egg Review\, Oregon English Journal\, and elsewhere. Out of t he Woods was released in 2017. Happiness Comes is just released from Danci ng Girl Press.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic wil l directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of bev erages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St
NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://w
ww.ikebox.com/
Mago Gilson was born in Chiapas\, Mexico as Margarita Moreno Zarate. She grew up in Boyeros\, a town between Texcoco City and the Univ ersity of Chapingo. In Chapingo she met her husband Jack Gilson\, her Engl ish teacher. They moved to USA where Gilson decided became an excellent te acher and was recognized by the President of USA. Now retired\, Gilson rem ains active playing her guitar\, singing\, dancing\, and writing poetry.\n
Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follo w. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, a
t the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181115T210000
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LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA
SEQUENCE:0
SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Mago Gilson
URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-mago-gilson/
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CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings
CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-344-4449\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; n/a
DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate a harvest of words and music with featured award-w
inning poet\, Andrea Hollander\, and eclectic guitarist\, Peter Zisa.
\nBooks and CDs available for purchase and autographing for holiday gifts
!
\nBring a poem to read during the open mike portion of the program.
\nCanned goods or cash collected to support local Food Bank.
This day’s featured reader is YOU. On this night bring lyric s of a favorite song and perhaps a little story about why it is important to you. The regular infamous open mic will directly follow.
\nFeatur ed reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\ , the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the interse ction of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181129T210000 GEO:+44.940882;-123.033276 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE\, Salem\, OR 97301\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project featuring Your Favorite Song Lyrics URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-your-favor ite-song-lyrics/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47291@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Write Around Portland\; 503-796-9224\; info@writearound.org\; https ://writearound.org/events/ DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the release of our new anthology\, Awak e in Waves\, featuring the talented writers from our fall workshops in sch ools\, assisted living facilities\, affordable housing buildings and other agencies. Few Portland events include so many diverse voices!
\nThe reading is free\, ADA-accessible and open to all. Books will be available for purchase. Free guided playtime for children is provided.
\nThes e readings are funded in part by generous support from: Oregon Cultural Tr ust\, Regional Arts & Culture Council and Oregon Arts Commission.
\n
For more info\, call 503.796.9224 or visit https://writearound.org/events.
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\nLocation: First United Methodist Church is
located at the corner of SW 18th and Jefferson St. at the Goose Hollow MA
X stop and near a number of TriMet bus stops. There is limited onsite park
ing available.
Ann Staley has published three collections of poems: Primary Sources\, 2011\, Instructions For The Wishing Light\, 2013 through Booktr ope Press\, Seattle\, Washington and Afternoon Sky\, Harney Desert\, 8th S treet Press. She has been nominated twice for Oregon Poetr Laureate and on ce for an Oregon Book Award. She named herself the Poet Laureate of 8th St reet a few years ago. Ann will be reading from a new chapbook\, Age of Bro nze (30+ poems and an essay) to be published in December. She hopes to hav e them available at her December Reading in Salem. Her favorite definition of writing: “Writing is thinking made visible.”
\nFeatured reader b egins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike B ox\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ik
e Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Ch
emawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Join us to celebrate the release of our new anthology\, Awak e in Waves\, featuring the talented writers from our fall workshops in sch ools\, assisted living facilities\, affordable housing buildings and other agencies. Few Portland events include so many diverse voices!
\nThe reading is free\, ADA-accessible and everyone is welcome. Books will be a vailable for purchase.
\nThis reading is funded in part by generous support from: Oregon Cultural Trust\, Regional Arts & Culture Council and Oregon Arts Commission.
\nFor more info\, call 503.796.9224 or visit
https://writearound.org/events/.
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\nLocation: The Rosewood Initiative is located in the Village Square sh
opping center at SE 162nd Ave and SE Stark St (next to Su Casa Super Merca
do) and is one block from the Max Blue Line. Ample free parking is availab
le at the Village Square shopping center.
Rain Spark is a coop gallery with 34 artists which includes Geraldine Foote and her Peace Leaves. She will read from her new chapbook\ , “Mouth Toward Sky”\, and will be joined by Dianne Stepp and Mike Langtry . Reception begins at 5pm\, reading at 6PM.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181213T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181213T190000 LOCATION:Rain Spark Gallery @ A Street between State and First in Lake Oswe go\, Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:An Evening of Poetry at Rain Spark Gallery URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/an-evening-of-poetry-at-rain-spark-galler y/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47294@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Sherri Levine lives in Portland\, Oregon. Her work has been published in The Timberline Review\, WillawawJournal\, Verseweavers\, and The Sun Magazine. She won First Prize (Poet’s Choice) in the Oregon Poetry Association’s Contest (2017). Sherri served as Poetry Editor for VoiceCat cher Magazine. Her debut chapbook\,In These Voices\, has recently been pub lished by The Poetry Box.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the o pen mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide var iety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229
Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
You are the featured reader! Bring your favorite poem about Christmas\, Hanukah\, Thanksgiving…Festivus and maybe a little story about it. The infamous open mike will follow.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, fea ture a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is
located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa an
d Cottage.
\nhttp://www.ikebox.com/
Poets Rachel Swafford\, Kristin Berger\, Kristin Berger and Carl Swart will share their work. Poets’ books will be available for purch ase and refreshments will be served.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181230T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181230T180000 LOCATION:River Road Park Annex @ 1055 River Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Poets’ Presentation URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/free-poets-presentation/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47315@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:The first Thursday of 2019 will feature poets from the chapb ook “Speaking Peace: Poems for Salem from the Salem Peace Mosaic.” Copies of the chapbook and that Save the Salem Peace Mosaic t-shirts\, tote bags\ , etc. will be sold at the reading to benefit SSPM.
\nFeatured reade r begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ik e Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190103T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Speaking Peace Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-speaking-p eace-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47316@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the PNW as a transplant\, Diane Corson’s poetry slants towards surrealism and the spirit of nature. She is a board member for the Oregon Poetry Association and a co-curator for Free Range Poetry. Diane has three chapbooks and her poetry has been in several publications.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly fol low. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and sna ck options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190110T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Diane Corson URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-diane-cors on/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47317@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:V. Falcón Vázquez was born in León\, Guanajuato\, México. Sh e emigrated to the United States at the age of seven. She started writing short stories at the age of twelve and discovered the love for poetry two years later. In her artistic work\, Falcón Vázquez\, has worked in communi ty plays such as Solo\, Una Voz (One Voice) and The Vagina Monologues in S panish. She participates in various art projects involving radio\, televis ion\, music and art installations in the Mid-Willamette Valley and Portlan d area. She has published her first poetry book in Spanish titled “Trazos de mí”(Traces of Me).
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cot tage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://w ww.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190117T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 229 Cortage St NE Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring V. Falcón Vázquez URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-v-falcon-v azquez/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47318@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Hudson Schweikert has lived in a number of places but most o f his life has been rural. Schweikert went from the backwoods of the deep south to sitting on a houseboat with Alan Watts. It’s been a great life bu t most of it was spent in field and forest. Schweikert has been a farmer m ost of his life. He doesn’t think of himself as a poet and doesn’t underst and the rules of poetry. He just scribbles down some things about his life as they occur to him\, Schweikert has always loved words.
\nFeature d reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the interse ction of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190124T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190124T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 229 COttage St NE Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Hudson Schweirkert URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-hudson-sch weirkert/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47319@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:A third generation Van Dreal artist\, John began creative en deavors such as painting and writing at age 7. He earned his formal educat ion in fine art and educational psychology\, maintaining careers in both f ields while writing in his spare time. John has been a resident of Salem f or 27 years where he lives with his wife\, dog and one cats. In addition t o his work as a poet and artist\, he is a published author in the topic of youth violence and threat assessment and currently works for Salem-Keizer School District as the Director of Safety and Risk Management Services.\n
Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follo w. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, a t the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190131T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190131T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 229 Cottage St NE Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring John Van Dreal URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-john-van-d real-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47402@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Ann Staley has published three collections of poems: Primary Sources\, 2011\, Instructions For The Wishing Light\, 2013 through Booktr ope Press\, Seattle\, Washington and Afternoon Sky\, Harney Desert\, 8th S treet Press. She has been nominated twice for Oregon Poet Laureate and onc e for an Oregon Book Award. She named herself the Poet Laureate of 8th Str eet a few years ago. Ann will be reading from a new chapbook\, Age of Bron ze (30+ poems and an essay) to be published in December. She hopes to have them available at her December Reading in Salem. Her favorite definition of writing: “Writing is thinking made visible.”
\nFeatured reader be gins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Bo x\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Che mawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190207T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190207T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Ann Staley URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-ann-staley / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47416@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Janice D. Rubin\; 5416872342\; rubinjand@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Downtown Bend: Writers Reading – Janice Rubin and Jack Lorts
\nSunday\, February 10\, 2019
\n2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
\nLocat
ion
\nDowntown Bend Library
\nBrooks Room
\nDescription
\nPoets Janice Rubin and Jack Lorts read original poems.
Poets J
anice Rubin and Jack Lorts read original poems.
\nAbout “Tin Coyote”:
A poignant journey traversing love\, loss\, memory and renewal\, Tin Coyo
te is rooted in the inner landscape of the heart as well as the physical l
andscape of the poet’s beloved Oregon. The Oregon Coast\, Warm Springs\, S
iuslaw River and Lake Paulina\, among other iconic destinations at home an
d abroad\, are vividly rendered backdrops to reflections and self-explorat
ions. ‘Light reflects\, refracts/creating space and possibility.’ Janice R
ubin is a keen observer of self and environment.
Janice D. Rubin i s a counselor and educator. She received her M.S. from the University of O regon and her B.A. in English Literature. Her poems have been published in CIRQUE: A Literary Journal for the North Pacific Rim\, the Austin Interna tional Poetry Anthology\, Red River Review\,Tiger’s Eye Poetry Journal\, G lass: A Journal of Poetry\, The Quizzical ChairAnthology\, It Demands a Wi ldness of Me (Uttered Chaos Press\, 2018) and many other journals. She was nominated for the Pushcart Poetry Prize in 2008. She’s the author of Tran scending Damnation Creek Trail & Other Poems(Flutter Press\, 2010) and Tin Coyote (Blue Light Press\, 2017).
\nJack Lorts\, an ex-patriot from Suburbia\, fled southern California some forty years ago to settle in rur al Oregon. He has taught in small communities ever since\, retiring in 200 4 as superintendent of schools in Fossil\, Oregon (population: 500). His p oems have appeared widely\, if infrequently\, since the late 1950s in such places as Arizona Quarterly\, English Journal\, Kansas Quarterly\, Oregon English\, Oregon East\, Fishtrap Anthology\, Arsenic Lobster\, Quantum Ta o\, etc. He has two chapbooks out from Pudding House: The Daughter Poems & Others (2008) and The Meeting-Place of Words (2010). In 2011\, Finishing Line Press published his Dear Gilbert Sorrentino and Other Poems.
\nHe has also assembled several “serial poems\,” thematically inner-connecte d poems by several different poets\, including The Great Oregon Serial Poe m (Talent House\, 2001) and The Other Side of the Hill: A Trek Through Eas tern Oregon by Poet (Ice River\, 2003).
\nActive in Democratic state politics\, he has chaired the DPO’s Rural Caucus\, been a candidate for t he Oregon House of Representatives\, attended the 2008 Democratic National Convention as a delegate\, and is currently Mayor of Fossil\, where he li ves with Celia\, his wife of fifty years.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190210T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190210T153000 LOCATION:Deschutes Public Library @ 507 NW Wall Street\, Bend OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47407@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Dennis Wiegal has written songs and poetry for most of his a dult life. He has two published books of poetry out: “Progeny” and “Life i n the Trenches”. Both are available through Amazon as well as from the aut hor. He lives in Salem Oregon with his wife of 48 years.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, t he Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\n< p>The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersecti on of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/ DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190214T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Dennis Wiegal URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-dennis-wie gal/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47432@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-636-8955\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; n/a DESCRIPTION:Regional authors\, Roberta Feins [Seattle] and David Oates [ Portland] read from their latest publications. Feins manages the e-zine Sw itched-on Gutenberg from University of Washington\; while Oates has recent ly published Scott F. Parker’s “A Way Home: Oregon Essays”. These books an d other available for purchase and signing.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190217T150000 LOCATION:Stickman's Brew Pub @ 40 N. State Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peregrine Literary Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/peregrine-literary-series/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47408@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Juan Cervantes is currently Executive Director of Espiral Pu blishing and a long term member of the Silverton Poetry Association. He is a poet and enjoys other creative writing. Cervantes has published a book of his own poetry\, Voces de Libertad (Voices of Freedom).
\nFeature d reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the interse ction of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190221T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Juan Cervantes URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-juan-cerva ntes/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47440@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Dobbie\; 541-653-8133\; dobbiejoan@gmail.com\; https://riverro adreadings.blogspot.com DESCRIPTION:Poets Michael Schein\, Joy Mc Dowell and Eric Wayne Dickey w ill share their work. Refreshments will be serve and poets’ books will be available for purchase.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190224T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190224T180000 LOCATION:RIVER ROAD PARK ANNEX @ 1055 River Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FREE River Road Reading Series (RRRS) February 24 Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/free-river-road-reading-series-rrrs-febru ary-24-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47409@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Michael Wynn is a former logger who now practices neurology\ , subspecializing in stroke and telemedicine\, in Salem. His chapbook “Bod ies of Evidence” was published in 2015. His poems have appeared in the Cor tland Review\, JAMA\, the Oregonian\, Hektoen International\, and Untitled Country Review.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic w ill directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of b everages and snack options!
\nThe Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ik ebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190228T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Michael Wynn URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-michael-wy nn/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47441@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Larry Anderson was a college professor for 40 years. Upon re tirement in 2002\, he and his wife Christine (retired mental health profes sional) settled in Molalla to be close to family. Ten years ago he became interested in poetry and joined The Friends of William Stafford\, The Mola lla Writers Group and The Silverton Poetry Association. He has taken numer ous workshops\, has been tutored by Paulann Petersen and Cindy Stewart-Ren ier\, published several papers in poetry related publications including an Anthology and his own Chapbook \, Earthquakes. He has been very active in open mics including many in Silverton. Larry was a student of William Sta fford in 1961-1962\, and his favorite Stafford Poem is Lit Instructor\, a copy of which he kept on his office desk for over 20 years.
\nFeatur ed reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\ , the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190307T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Larry Anderson URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-larry-ande rson/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47442@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:This day’s featured reader is YOU AND SOMEONE ELSE. Bring a poem (printed or typewritten) to share\, there will be an extra sign-up sh eet. Before the reading begins everyone who signed up for the poetry excha nge will hand their poem to someone else on the list. Your poem will be re ad by that other person\, it will give you an excellent perspective one ho w others read your work. The regular infamous open mic will directly follo w.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly f ollow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and s nack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at th e intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190314T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring a Poetry Exchange Event URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-a-poetry-e xchange-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47489@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Scott Landfield\; 541-345-8986 DESCRIPTION:Readings by Clem Starck\, Erik Muller\, Jenny Root\, Charles Goodrich. Music by Fisher Poets Duo and refreshments.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190316T183000 LOCATION:Tsunami Books @ 2585 Willamette Street SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tsunami Books Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/tsunami-books-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47443@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Alice Pettway is the author of three books of poetry: The Ti me of Hunger (2017)\, Moth (2019) and Station Lights (2021). Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Colorado Review\, The Miami Herald\, The Progressive\, The Threepenny Review\, and many others. Currently\, Pettwa y lives and writes in Shanghai.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wi de variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 C ottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http:/ /www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190321T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Alice Pettway URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-alice-pett way/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47444@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Two poets and a flutist present an evening of words and musi c. Jim Merrill is an MFA graduate of the Kerouc School in Boulder and auth or of two book length collections of poetry. Marc Janssen is an internatio nally published poet and oldish scamp. Orion Davidson has been playing flu te since middle school and currently performs at two different churches. W hen not performing\, Davidson enjoys hiking and photographing Oregon wilde rness.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will direc tly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190328T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Orion Davidson\, Jim Merrill\, and M arc Janssen URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-orion-davi dison-jim-merril-and-marc-janssen/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47510@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Reading & book launch for Wavering Reflection\, a posthumous collection of poetry by Virginia Corrie-Cozart. Virginia Corrie-Cozart (1 932-2012)\, poet\, artist\, and musician\, grew up near Bandon\, moving to Salem in 1973. Here she taught music in the public schools and studied po etry with William Stafford and others. An active member of the Oregon Poet ry Association\, she often won awards in its contests. In 2003 Traprock Bo oks published her poetry collection A Mutable Place.
\nFeatured read er begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the I ke Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Bo x is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemaw a and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190404T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190404T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Poetry of Virginia Corrie Cozart URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-poetry -of-virginia-corrie-cozart/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47490@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Katie Murphy\; 503-668-5537\; kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us\; https://www. facebook.com/events/281999882425394/ DESCRIPTION:Portland poet Scott Poole returns this year to host the Sand y Library Poetry Slam. Although it is run as a contest\, is a remarkably s upportive and casual event. If you have ever thought about sharing a poem\ , this is a great place to give it a try. There will be three age categori es with a $25 prize for the winner in each group and a $100 grand prize fo r the overall winner. All poems must be original. Deadline for registratio n is April 9 to have your name included in the program\; walk-in registrat ion also allowed.
\nPlease contact Katie Murphy
\nkmurphy@ci.s
andy.or.us
\n503-668-5537
\nfor more information.
John Edge wrote in the bay area haunted City Lights Books\, and North Beach coffee houses. After dropping out of poetry for decades\, in 2007 Edge MC’d a choral event at Chemeketa\, read some of his poetry an d rediscovered the joy of it. He said\, in the forward to his first collec tion of poems\, In My 60’s\, this led to a rededication to his poetry\, as did participation in a Stayton poetry group and “…felt like coming home.”
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly fol low. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and sna ck options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190411T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Poetry of John Edge URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-poetry -of-john-edge/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47526@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-636-8955\; jmaiers@yahoo.com\; na DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Poetry Month at this family-friendly venu
e with local authors
\nPenelope Scambly Schott and Dale Champlin. Enj
oy selections from the pub menu.
\nBooks available for purchase and a
utographing..
\nCanned goods or cash donations collected for the Oreg
on Food Bank.
Ben Hur Lampman was named Oregon’s Poet Laureate in 1951\; h e held that post until his death in 1954 at age 67. Lampman was one of Ore gon’s most popular writers in the first half of the twentieth century as a regular contributor to The Saturday Evening Post\, Sunset\, and many othe r popular magazines. Versatile\, Lampman was known as a reporter\, comment ator\, storyteller\, naturalist\, historian\, and poet.
\nFeatured r eader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, th e Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Che mawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190418T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190418T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Poetry of Ben Hur Lampman URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-poetry -of-ben-hur-lampman/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47536@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia O Ettinger\; 5417292458\; senoraettinger@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Ryan’s chapbook\, Smithereens\, was published by Imperfect P ress. Some of his recent poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Rock & S ling\; Phantom Drift\; Basalt\; DASH Literary Journal\; and Bright Bones: Contemporary Montana Writing. He has an MFA from Eastern Washington Univer sity and works at Eastern Oregon University. [www.ryanscariano.com]
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190424T193000 LOCATION:Art Center East 1006 Penn Ave La Grande\, OR 97850 @ 69532 Ruckle Rd SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Art Center East presents Ryan Scariano at Grand Ronde Poetry Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/art-center-east-presents-ryan-scariano-at -grand-ronde-poetry-series/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47513@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Kenneth O. Hanson (1922-2002)\, an Idaho native who became p art of the Theodore Roethke circle at University of Washington\, with othe r poets Carolyn Kizer\, David Wagoner\, Richard Hugo. Hanson was in Asian studies in Seattle and with the US Army. His collections were published by University of Washington\, Wesleyan University Press\, and Breitenbush. H is translations of Han Yu appeared in Sunflower Splendor and Growing Old A live. He was a long-time instructor of humanities at Reed College\, Hanson became fascinated by Greece\, its people and ancient philosophers. He ret ired to Athens and died there.
\nHanson’s poems will be presented by Erik Muller\, a poet for sixty years\, most of them lived in Oregon. Mull er has been engaged in local poetry as an editor\, publisher\, essayist an d self-published poet. He has edited Fireweed: Poetry of Western Oregon an d Traprock Books. Durable Goods: Appreciations of Oregon Poets (2017) as w ell as And Yet\, Selected Poems 2011-2018 (2019) are from Mountains and Ri vers Press. Erik is currently an OPA Board member.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190425T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190425T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Poetry of Kenneth O. Hanson URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-poetry -of-kenneth-o-hanson/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47517@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:River Road Reading Series\; 541-653-8133\; dobbiejoan@gmail.com\; h ttps://riverroadreadings.blogspot.com DESCRIPTION:Poets Barbara Drake and Eleanor Berry and prose writer\, Mik e Copperman will share their work. Refreshments will be served and authors ’ books will be available for purchase.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190428T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190428T180000 LOCATION:River Road Park Annex @ 1055 River Road SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Authors Presentation URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/free-authors-presentation-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47538@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Merry Clarkster is a fictional\, truth-telling character\, i n the tradition of Raven\, Brer Rabbit\, and Alice in Wonderland. His hobb ies include creating shade. He learns from worms. His poetic influences ar e Presbyterian hymns\, Jack Kerouac\, Red Skelton\, and Robert Frost.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack o ptions! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the inte rsection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190502T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Merry Clarkster URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-merry- clarkster/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47514@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; http s://thepoetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:The Milwaukie Poetry Series and The Poetry Box present a rea ding to celebrate the launch of the 8th issue of The Poeming Pigeon: SPORT S.
\nFeatured Readers:
\nBrittney Corrigan • Sharon Wood Wortma
n • Kris Demien
\nPenelope Scambly Schott • Margaret Chula • Toni Par
tington
\nJoshua Plack • Vivienne Popperl • Donna Prinzmetal
\nB
arbara A. Meier • Hanna Jane Weber • Joy McDowell
\nDevon Balwit • Li
nda Neal Reising • Shawn Aveningo Sanders
About the Book:
\nD
ive into this sports-themed collection and you’ll quickly become a fan\, a
s our poets relive their glory days and share their love of the game. Whet
her you’re a competitive athlete\, a dedicated amateur\, or an armchair qu
arterback\, we invite you to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat
—it’s all here between these pages. On your mark\, get set. Go!
Ev eryone is Invited to share in the celebration. Book will be available at t he event for signing or at the bookstore on ThePoetryBox.com
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190504T140000 LOCATION:Pond House @ 2215 SE Harrison Street\, Milwaukie\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Poeming Pigeon: Sports – Book Launch Celebration & Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/the-poeming-pigeon-sports-book-launch-cel ebration-reading/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47539@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Tia Borkowski moved to Salem in 2009 to be with her husband\ , a local musician. She has fallen in love with the area and enjoys explor ing the Valley in her free time. Borkowski’s poetry draws from her life wi th chronic illness\, mental illness\, and her relationships. She says poet ry\, which started as a hobby\, has become her great passion.
\nFeat ured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our host s\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! T he Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190509T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tia Borkowski URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-tia-borkow ski/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47565@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia Díaz Ettinger\; 5417292458\; senoraettinger@gmail.com\; http s://artcentereast.org/ DESCRIPTION:Ryan’s chapbook\, Smithereens\, was published by Imperfect P ress. Some of his recent poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Rock & S ling\; Phantom Drift\; Basalt\; DASH Literary Journal\; and Bright Bones: Contemporary Montana Writing. He has an MFA from Eastern Washington Univer sity and works at Eastern Oregon University. [www.ryanscariano.com]
\n< p>Tickets: https://artcentereast.org/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190515T190000 LOCATION:Art Center East @ 006 Penn Ave\, La Grande\, OR 97850 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Art Center East Writing Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/art-center-east-writing-project/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://artcentereast.org/ X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47540@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:These youth LOVE reading\, writing and performing poetry! Lo cal poet and author Penina Ava Taesali teaches creative writing and spoken word using writing prompts\, theater exercises\, ice breakers and games f or the Claggett Creek Middle School Poetry Club based in Keizer\, Oregon. The Claggett Creek poets explore issues such as global warming\, the immig rant/refugee crisis\, school bullying and other subjects. They strengthen their creativity through writing prompts\, music and theater exercises…The y rock\, they move\, they hold\, they color\, they plant a world they drea m to live in. Come cheer and support middle school poets: Emily\, Abby\, M ikayla\, Ariadna\, Bear and Gilberto!
\nFeatured reader begins at 7: 00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, featur e a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage . http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190516T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190516T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Claggett Creek Middle School Poe try Club URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-clagge tt-creek-middle-school-poetry-club/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47642@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Lane Literary Guild\; 541-643-9972 DESCRIPTION:Poets Geri Doran and Jenny Root will read their work. free a nd open to all.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190521T193000 LOCATION:Eugene Public Library @ 10th & Olive Streets SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Windfall Reading Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/windfall-reading-series/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47541@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Rebecca Smolen is a writer based in Portland transplanted fr om New Hampshire in 2014. She grew up on a dead-end road exploring drainag e pipes and pond life. You can find her writing in the Unchaste Anthology Vol. 2 & 3\, Mutha Magazine\, VoiceCatcher and in her first collection “Wo manhood and Other Scars.”
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the o pen mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide var iety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www .ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190523T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Rebecca Smolen URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-rebecca-sm olen/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47584@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Joan Maiers\; 503-344-4449\; jmaiers@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Enjoy pub menu or libations while two local authors present
their latest books.
\nMarian Pierce\, university instructor\, reads f
rom Finding Land: Stories of Japan\, and Armin Tolentino\, author and non-
profit board member reads selections from We Meant to Bring It Home Alive.
\nBooks available for purchase and autographing.
Free and ab undant parking nearby.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190526T150000 LOCATION:Stickman's Brew Pub @ 40 N. State Street Lake Oswego\, OR 97034 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peregrine Literary Series URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/peregrine-literary-series-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47542@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Doug Stone lives in Albany\, Oregon. He has been a social w orker\, policy analyst\, and consultant on public policy issues. He has w ritten two poetry collections\, The Season of Distress and Clarity and The Moon’s Soul Shimmering on the Water. Stone won the Oregon Poetry Associat ion’s Fall\, 2016 Poet’s Choice Award for his poem Things You Know But Can not Explain. His poems have been published in numerous journals and in the anthology\, A Ritual To Read Together: Poems in Conversation with William Stafford.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will di rectly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverag es and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem \, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190530T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Doug Stone URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-doug-stone -2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47649@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
\nThe Salem Poetry Project conti nues at the Ike Box\, 299 Cottage St. NE Salem. Each week will present a f eatured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will d irectly follow. For more information contact Marc Janssen at the Salem Poe try Project facebook page.
\nOur hosts\, The Ike Box\, feature a wid e variety of beverages and food!
\nJune 6
\nFeaturing Anita Sul
livan
On her way to becoming an anthropologist\, philosopher or tr anslator\, Sullivan got sidetracked into a career as a piano tuner\, and t his gave her a unique body of knowledge for poetry and essays. She earned an MFA in poetry in 2008\, and since then has published three poetry colle ctions and three collections of essays\, the most recent The Bird That Swa llowed the Music Box (Shanti Arts Press\, 2008). For more information visi t her website www.anitasullivan.org
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190606T200000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St. NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Anita Sullivan URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-anita-sull ivan/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47699@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Judith Montgomery\; 541-213-9797\; jhmbend@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Judith Montgomery (just moved back to the Portland area) wil l read from her new books\, Litany for Wound and Bloom\, and Mercy (winner of the Wolf Ridge Narrative/Poetic Medicine chapbook competition)\, Ivy Ross Ricci will read from her debut collection\, The Force of Gravity. Th ey both look forward to meeting old friends and new in this\, the last rea ding of the season at wonderful Broadway Books.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190611T190000 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway\, Portland SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Judith Montgomery and Ivy Ross Ricci Read at Broadway Books URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/judith-montgomery-and-ivy-ross-ricci-read -at-broadway-books/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47701@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; www.facebook.com /SalemPoetryProject DESCRIPTION:William Haas teaches at Western Oregon University. His writi ng can be found in the Cimarron Review\, Dark Mountain\, River Teeth\, Fid dleblack\, and elsewhere.
\nThe Salem Poetry Project continues at t he Ike Box\, 299 Cottage St. NE Salem. Each week will present a featured r eader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly f ollow. For more information contact Marc Janssen at the Salem Poetry Proje ct facebook page.
\nOur hosts\, The Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and food!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190613T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage Street NE Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring William Haas URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-william-ha as/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47719@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia O Ettinger\; 5417292458\; senoraettinger@gmail.com\; https:/ /wordpress.com/view/ameliaettinger.wordpress.com DESCRIPTION:Sarah has a B.A. in Literary Studies from Beloit College. Af ter taking a long pause from writing post-college\, she came back to it as a manager of Hillsdale Farmers Market in Portland\, Oregon\, writing a po pular weekly newsletter column about seasonal eating and gardening. In 201 4\, she was selected as one of six participants for a Hedgebrook Master Cl ass on food writing. She has since published food and gardening articles i n Organic Life Magazine\, Backpacker Magazine Online\, and as a staff writ er for the Nature’s Path blog. She now writes a sporadic column on the sam e subjects for the Observer newspaper. When not cooking\, gardening\, writ ing\, or rambling in the woods\, she represents Art Center East through wr itten communications and otherwise as their Community Outreach Coordinator . Sarah will read a selection of prose\, poetry\, and non-fiction works-in -progress. Her writing explores themes of relationship\, loss\, and memory through the lenses of food and the natural world.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190619T190000 LOCATION:Art Center East @ Art Center East\, La Grande Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Art Center East: Writing Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/art-center-east-writing-project-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47707@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; (530)409-0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; h ttps://thepoetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Box is proud to present two delightful poets who
have recently published new works.
\nCathy Cain’s new book\, Bee Danc
e\, is “Thrumming with a wise and generous curiosity\, the poems are brigh
t signposts pointing a way forward through a difficult age.” according to
Annie Lighthart\, author of Lantern and Iron String.
\nAnd youth poet
\, Piper Bringman’s first chapbook\, Cardboard Wings\, takes us on a fligh
t of fancy as she explores the natural world\, and shares her experience a
s a young curious heart navigating these modern times.
\nPlease join
us in celebrating these two poets.
The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Ike Box\, 299 Cott age St. NE Salem. Each week will present a featured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured r eader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. For more infor mation contact Marc Janssen at the Salem Poetry Project facebook page.
\nOur hosts\, The Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and foo d!
\nJune 20
\nFeaturing Jean Dick
Jean Dick has recent ly moved to Salem and joins the Salem Poetry Project regularly at Open Mic . Prior to Salem\, Jean was an active member of Poetics Corvallis. She cur rently has two books available for consumption and two “Musings of a Muddl ed Mind” and a limerick book “There Once Was…” are in production.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190620T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190620T200000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St. NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jean Dick URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-jean-dick/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47652@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Ike Box\, 299 Cott age St. NE Salem. Each week will present a featured reader followed by the Infamous Open Mic: 3 poems or five minutes whichever is first. Featured r eader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. For more infor mation contact Marc Janssen at the Salem Poetry Project facebook page.
\nOur hosts\, The Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and foo d!
\nJune 27
\nFeaturing Susan Morse
Susan Morse grew u p in California\, but also lived in Maine for thirty years. She earned a M asters degree in Literacy Education\, taught middle school Language Arts\, and attended writing conferences at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts an d Stonecoast Writers’ Conference. She moved to Salem in 2016 and is curren tly a member of the Oregon Poetry Association and the Mid Valley Poetry So ciety. Poems have appeared in various journals such as Cream City Review\, The Mom Egg\,and Willawaw Journal. Susan frequently participates in readi ngs through Salem Poetry Project. “In the Hush\,” her first chapbook\, dea ls with the effects of distance on relationships and with relatives who ha ve succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190627T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190627T200000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St. NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Susan Morse URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-susan-mors e/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47722@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Franca Hernandez is a photographer\, non-fiction\, fiction w riter\, and poet. As a freelance journalism writer\, she published article s in Northwest Senior and Boomer News\, Oregon Coast magazine\, Women’s Jo urnal\, Cascades Horseman\, Active Northwest\, Capital Press\, Statesman-J ournal\, one piece on-line at Medicinal Food News. She completed her first novel set in 10th Century Venice and the Silk Road.
\nFeatured read er begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the I ke Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Bo x is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemek eta and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Franca Hernandez URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-franca-her nandez/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47743@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Oregon Humanities and Southern Oregon University DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with 2013 Inaugural poet Richard Blanco! Think & Drink is an onstage conversation series with Oregon Humani ties that explores provocative ideas and fresh perspectives.
\nTic kets: https://commerce.cashnet.com/cashne ti/selfserve/storehome.aspx.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T200000 LOCATION:Grizzly Peak Winery @ 1600 E. Nevada St. Ashland\, Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:“Think & Drink” with Richard Blanco URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/think-drink-with-richard-blanco/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:$10 X-TICKETS-URL:https://commerce.cashnet.com/cashneti/selfserve/storehome.asp x END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47744@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Southern Oregon University DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this opportunity to hear 2013 Inaugural poet Rich ard Blanco read his work and discuss his ideas and perspectives! 7-9 p.m.
\nTickets: https://commerce.cashne t.com/cashneti/selfserve/storehome.aspx.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T210000 LOCATION:Mountain Avenue Theater (Ashland High School campus) @ 201 South M ountain Avenue Ashland\, Oregon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Poetry Reading with Richard Blanco URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/poetry-reading-with-richard-blanco/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-COST:Adult: $15 Students through grade 12: $10 X-TICKETS-URL:https://commerce.cashnet.com/cashneti/selfserve/storehome.asp x END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47753@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings\,Workshops CONTACT:The Dalles Art Center DESCRIPTION:At 6:500\, Judith Montgomery will offer a one-hour workshop focusing on the challenges of writing about family\; at 7 pm she will read from and talk about her two new books\, “Litany for Wound and Bloom\,” an d her prize-winning narrative medical chapbook\,Mercy.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190718T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190718T200000 LOCATION:The Dalles Art Center @ 220 E 4th Street\, The Dalles\, ORegon SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Montgomery Reading and Free Workshop at The Dalles URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/montgomery-reading-and-free-workshop-at-t he-dalles/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47741@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; www.facebook.com /SalemPoetryProject DESCRIPTION:Ryan Boyland is a writer based out of Omaha\, Nebraska. His work addresses issues of identity\, love\, and death. And stars. Because t hey’re cool. His goal through performance is to touch minds and hearts aro und the world\, and considers it a victory every time he is able to do so.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly fol low. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and sna ck options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190718T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190718T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring ryan boyland URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-ryan-boyla nd/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47725@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam\; 5039885123\; bigfootregional@gmail.c om\; https://multcolib.org/events/bigfoot-regional-poetry-slam-day-events DESCRIPTION:Poetry Slam is a two day Poetry festival and competition. At Multnomah Country Central Library\, we are having affinity mics so that m arginalized people in our community are given a platform to speak to their experiences.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190719T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190719T170000 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Avenue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam – Day Events URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/bigfoot-regional-poetry-slam-day-events-2 / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47726@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam\; 5039885123\; karene@multcolib.org\; https://multcolib.org/events/bigfoot-regional-poetry-slam-day-events DESCRIPTION:Poetry Slam is a two day Poetry festival and competition. At Multnomah County Central\, we are having affinity mics so that marginaliz ed people in our community are given a platform to speak to their experien ces.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190720T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190720T170000 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Avenue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam – Day Events URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/bigfoot-regional-poetry-slam-day-events/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47742@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Phil McCorkle pairs his poems with photos he has taken. Pho
tos will be projected on a screen during the reading.
\nPhil has been
a writer much of his life. Most recently published in a regular Statesman
Journal column which ran for two years\, he has also written and edited m
ore than a dozen newsletters\, written freelance articles for Flyfishing M
agazine\, and worked for a year as the assistant outdoor sportswriter for
the Statesman. Working at various nonprofit organizations\, he has frequen
tly written grants and appeal letters during his 30-year fundraising caree
r. He began writing poetry as a creative outlet\, and began pairing them w
ith his photos. His poems and pictures frequently focus on the outdoors an
d nature and the lessons there that cast light on life. He lives in Salem
with his wife\, Kathi\, and dog\, Mick.
Featured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feat ure a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemawa and Cottage . http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190725T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190725T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Phil McCorkle URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-phil-mccor kle/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47749@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Multnomah County Central Library\; 5039885123\; karene@multcolib.or g\; https://multcolib.org/events/writing-through-it-reading-and-celebratio n/106314 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a year of Writing Through It and listen to poetry and prose by the writers who have attended the program. Writing Through It provides a space for creative expression for people experiencing houseles sness or anyone who has experienced rough times.
\nWriting Through I t is made possible by gifts to The Library Foundation.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190730T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190730T193000 LOCATION:Multnomah County Central Library @ 801 SW 10th Avenue SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Writing Through It: A Celebration and Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/writing-through-it-a-celebration-and-read ing/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47803@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia O Ettinger\; 5417292458\; senoraettinger@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Featured Reader: David Axelrod
\nDavid Axelrod’s secon d collection of nonfiction\, The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence was published by Oregon State University Press in the spring of 2019. His eighth collection of poems\, The Open Hand\, appeared recently from Lost H orse Press. Axelrod wrote the introduction\, “My Interests Are People\,” f or About People: Photographs by Gert Berliner\, which appeared in the summ er of 2018 from Arts End Books. Axelrod directs the low residency MFA and Wilderness\, Ecology\, and Community program at Eastern Oregon University. In addition\, he edits basalt: a journal of fine & literary arts\, and se rves on the editorial board of Lynx House Press.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190918T190000 LOCATION:Art Center East @ 1006 Penn Ave\, La Grande\, OR 97850 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Art Center East—Writing Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/art-center-east-writing-project-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47770@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:The featured reader is you! This reading will be part of the Favorite Poem Project\, started by Robert Pinsky\, the former US poet lau reate. Everyone is invited to bring your favorite poem and a story of why it is important to you. An open mic will follow.
\nFeatured reader b egins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike B ox\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190919T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage Ave NE\, Salem OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring the Favorite Poem Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-the-favori te-poem-project/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47773@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Sisters Farmers Market with New Oregon Arts + Letters\; 503 997 030 1\; tiffany@plazm.com\; http://sistersfarmersmarket.com DESCRIPTION:Join us for Tea & Poetry Day! Join a free poetry playshop wi th Krayna Castelbaum. Celebrate the senses with tea tastings & tea blendin gs thanks to Mountain Rose Herbs & Metolius Tea. Listen to the dulcet tone s of Sisters Ukulele Group.
\nWe’ll unveil the winners of our Food & Farm Haiku Contest\, judged by Oregon State Poet Laureate Kim Stafford ( see http://tinyurl.com/foodhaiku to enter). Kids: join Deschutes Public Li brary for a special poetry booth!
\nIf you love poetry\, bring some along to share and read aloud (keep it family-friendly\, if you would). S isters Farmers Market is open every Sunday through the end of September\, 11 am to 2 pm\, at Fir Street Park. Kids enjoy playing in the splash pad f ountains!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190922T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190922T140000 LOCATION:Sisters Farmers Market at Fir Street Park in Sisters\, Oregon @ Ma in St & Fir St\, Sisters\, OR 97759 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:TEA & POETRY URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/tea-poetry/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47771@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:John Miller is founder of Portland Ars Poetica\, an ongoing literary poetry workshop. His poetry has appeared in River Heron Review\, catheXis northwest press\, The Esthetic Apostle\, in the 9Bridges antholog y Over Land and Rising\, and in Glass Facets of Poetry. John was born and raised in Brooklyn\, New York. He has a degree in English from Amherst Col lege.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directl y follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages an d snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190926T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring John Miller URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-john-mille r/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47826@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Salem poet and fiction writer Lois Rosen has published two p oetry books\, Nice and Loud (Tebot Bach) and Pigeons (Traprock Books). A f ounder of Salem’s Peregrine Writers\, she leads the Trillium Writers and W illamette University’s I.C.L. Writers. Lois’ current novel-in-progress tak es place in Italy\, Portland\, and Mint\, Oregon.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box i s located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191003T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191003T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Lois Rosen URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-lois-rosen / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47825@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Melody Wilson\; 5039398527\; Melodywilson@comcast.net DESCRIPTION:This is a new open mic intended to bring together writers at different stages in their process. 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 at the Rose City Book Pub.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191008T203000 LOCATION:Rose City Book Pub @ 1329 NE Fremont Street\, Portland SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cascade/Community Open Mic URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/cascade-community-open-mic/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47827@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Norm Baxter has been a restaurant worker\, janitor\, printer \, carpenter\, educator\, writer\, and farmer. He believes in always doing the right thing\, which gratifies some people and astonishes the rest. Fr equently a victim of his own enthusiasm\, he is delighted and amazed that his life has gone so well.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide va riety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottag e St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://ww w.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191010T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Norm Baxter URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-norm-baxte r/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47831@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Indigenous People’s Day ~ Honoring Women’s Voices
\nNat
ive Nations poets Laura Da’\, Ruby Hansen Murray\, Leah Altman\, Alise San
chez and a youth poet
\nOctober 14\, 2019 from 4pm to 6pm
\nOld
Liberty Theater\, 115 N Main Avenue\, Ridgefield\, WA 98642
\nFree
The public is invited to join us at the Old Liberty T heater in Ridgefield\, Washington to celebrate our First Nations People th rough poetry\, prose and music. As a community we will gather to honor the Indigenous People on whose traditional and ancestral land we sit and in a cknowledgment that many Indigenous Nations of the Columbia River have conn ections to this place and their descendants live on. Our honored guests wi ll include Tanna Engdahl\, Spiritual Leader of the Cowlitz Tribe. She will offer a blessing for the gathering\, which will honor Indigenous Women.
\nNative Nations women poets Laura Da’\, Ruby Hansen Murray\, Leah Altman\, Alise Sanchez and a youth poet will read their work. Traveling Da y Society\, an inter-tribal and multi-cultural blend of musicians utilizin g the voices of the Drum and the Native American Flute will join community members to drum at the event. This celebration is free and open to the pu blic of all ages.
\nA poet and a public-school teacher\, Laura Da’ s tudied creative writing at the University of Washington and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is the author of the collections Instruments of the True Measure (University of Arizona Press\, 2018)\, winner of the 2 019 Washington Book Award and Tributaries (University of Arizona Press\, 2 015)\, winner of the 2016 American Book Award as well as the chapbook The Tecumseh Motel. Her work has appeared in the anthologies New Poets of Nati ve Nations (Graywolf Press\, 2018) and Effigies II (Salt Publishing\, 2014 ). A member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe\, she received a Native American Arts and Cultures Fellowship in Literature. Da’ has also been a Made at Hu go House fellow and a Jack Straw fellow. She lives near Seattle\, Washingt on\, with her family.
\nRuby Hansen Murray is a citizen of the Osage Nation\, who lives downriver on Puget Island. She’s an award-winning colu mnist for the Osage News\, and has offered writing workshops at the Port T ownsend Writers Conference\, Mt. Edgecumbe Boarding School in Sitka\, Alas ka and the American Indian Center in Chicago. She writes about the idiosyn crasies of Osage family life and confronts stereotypes that render Natives invisible. Her work appears in Exquisite Vessel: Shapes of Native Nonfict ion by Elissa Washuta & Terese Warburton (2019)\, and World Literature Tod ay\, CutBank and The Rumpus. She received an MFA from The Institute of Ame rican Indian Arts.
\nLeah Altman (Oglala Lakota/Persian) is a Nativ e writer and poet from the Portland area. She has been writing and perform ing poetry since she was 8 years old. Leah was most recently published in an anthology of local Portland writers entitled Where the Roses Grow Best\ , and she has performed most recently on KBOO with local Native writers Tr evino Brings Plenty and Eva Joy. Leah has two daughters\, and her poetry a ddresses family\, love\, identity\, and her experience as a Native America n adoptee and second-generation immigrant. She currently works at the Nati ve Arts & Cultures Foundation and is a board member of Advancing Gender Eq uity in the Arts.
\nAlise Sanchez is a member of the Little Shell Ba nd of Ojibwe\, raised on the cold\, clear nights of western Montana\, and transplanted to the Pacific NW to flourish. She is a community-centered so cial services provider\, currently serving as the director of the Multnoma h County Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordination Office. She makes her home in queer and indigenous community\, is a proud parent to two children \, and is finally starting to self-identify as a writer.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191014T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191014T180000 LOCATION:Old Liberty Theater @ 115 N Main Avenue\, Ridgefield\, WA 98642 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Indigenous People’s Day ~ Honoring Women’s Voices URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-honoring-womens-vo ices/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47851@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Amelia O Ettinger\; 5417292458\; senoraettinger@gmail.com DESCRIPTION:Jessica Mehta and Gary Lark will read selections of their ne w works published by Airlie Press.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191016T190000 LOCATION:Art Center East @ 1006 Penn Ave\, La Grande\, OR 97850 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:ACE Writing Project URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/ace-writing-project/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47841@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings\,Workshops CONTACT:Jackie McManus\; 541-296-4759\; margaretchula.com DESCRIPTION:This series brings award-winning Oregon writers to the cente r to read\, followed by a discussion and open mic. Margaret Chula will off er a free haiku workshop from 6:00\, followed by a reading.
\nMargar et Chula has published ten collections of poetry including\, most recently \, Shadow Man. Her haiku collection\, Grinding my ink\, received the Haiku Society of America Book Award. Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission and the Regional Arts and Culture Council have supported her work as well as fellowships to the Vermont Studio Center\, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation \, and Playa at Summer Lake. and She has been a featured speaker and works hop leader at writers’ conferences throughout the United States\, as well as in Poland\, Canada\, Peru\, and Japan. Maggie has also served as presid ent of the Tanka Society of America and as Poet Laureate for Friends of Ch amber Music. Living in Kyoto for twelve years\, she now makes her home in Portland\, Oregon\, where she hikes\, swims\, and enjoys wildlife in her b ack yard.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T200000 LOCATION:The Dalles Art Center @ 220 E. 4th Street\, The Dalles SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Writers Talk URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/writers-talk/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47836@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Portland author Floyd Skloot joins us at 7 pm on Thursday\, October 17th to read from his new collection of poems\, Far West\, publish ed by Louisiana State University Press.
\nSkloot’s Far West intertw ines the past and present\, as time alternates between racing and standing still. Crafting poems that confront memory lapses and painful recollectio ns\, Skloot traces his moments of purest perception and expression: his wi fe practicing music\, his daughter finding delight in the presence of wild life\, Vladimir Nabokov able to lose himself when playing goalie in a socc er match. A poem about a forgotten word or name can lead to one about a so ng that refuses to stop playing over and over in our minds\, or to an evoc ation of a long-dead futuristic novelist who comes back from the afterlife to find a world even stranger than any he imagined. In poems that range f rom traditional forms and short lyrics to longer narratives and free verse \, Skloot explores how emotional experiences—memory and forgetting\, love and loss\, reverie and urgent attention—all come together in our search fo r coherence and authentic self-expression.
\nFloyd Skloot is a poet\ , creative nonfiction writer\, and novelist whose work has won three Pushc art Prizes\, a PEN USA Literary Award\, two Pacific NW Book Awards\, and t wo Oregon Book Awards. His poems have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly\, H arper’s Magazine\, Poetry\, Georgia Review\, Hudson Review\, and many of t he leading journals in this country as well as overseas. He has contribute d book reviews to The New York Times Book Review\, Boston Globe\, Harvard Review\, Sewanee Review\, and other publications.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T200000 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway St\, Portland\, OR 97232 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Broadway Books readings: Floyd Skloot URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/broadway-books-readings-floyd-skloot/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47828@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Colette Tennant just completed a book titled Religion in The Handmaid’s Tale: a Brief Guide\, forthcoming in September 2019. Billy Col lins recently awarded her poem 3rd place in the 2019 Fish Publishing Conte st in Ireland. She has two books of poetry: Commotion of Wings (2010) and Eden and After (2015). Her poems have been published in many journals\, in cluding Prairie Schooner\, Rattle\, Southern Poetry Review\, and others. S he has been an English professor for 24 years\, including teaching creativ e writing. She enjoys inspiring people to write poems.
\nFeatured re ader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chem eketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191017T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Colette Tennant URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-colette-te nnant/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47829@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Tom Hogan’s new book\, Giving Thanks: New and Selected Poems was published by Dancing Moon Press in 2018. He is the author of five cha pbooks and The Promise of the Trail (also by Dancing Moon Press\, 2014). H e directs the Milwaukie Poetry Series\, currently in its 13th Season and l ives with his wife Jane in Milwaukie\, Oregon.
\nFeatured reader beg ins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box \, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is l ocated at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa an d Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191024T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tom Hogan URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-tom-hogan/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47837@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Book Bin\; (503) 361-1235\; salem@bookbin.com\; https://bookbin.com / DESCRIPTION:Susan Morse moved to the Willamette Valley in 2016 and is cu rrently a member of the Oregon Poetry Association\, as well as Mid Valley Poetry Society. She also frequently participates in readings at the Salem Poetry Project. In the Hush is her first chapbook\, but individual poem s have appeared in various journals such as Cream City Review\, The Mom Eg g\, The Aurorean\, Sixfold\, and most recently The Willawaw Journal.
\nSusan’s featured reading of poems from her chapbook In the Hush begin s at 7:00 p.m. at the Salem Book Bin\, 450 Court Street NE\, Salem (503-3 61-1235) and will be followed by an Open Mic.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191025T210000 LOCATION:Salem Book Bin @ 450 Court St NE\, Salem\, OR 97302 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Last Friday Poetry Series Featuring Susan Woods Morse @ Salem Book Bin URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/last-friday-poetry-series-featuring-susan -woods-morse-salem-book-bin/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47853@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Sherri Levine\; 9712674826\; sherrihope68@gmail.com\; sherrileivne. com DESCRIPTION:Head for the Hills is an Open Mic Event. Wednesday\, October 30. 6pm-7:45 pm. Read 3 poems or read for 5 minutes. Light refreshments. Sign up sheet available at 5:45. Late comers welcome.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191030T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191031T194500 LOCATION:Head for the Hills! Poetry Open Mic @ Hillsdale Libary\, 1525 SW S unset Blvd\, Portland\, OR 97239 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Head for the HIlls! URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/head-for-the-hills/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47859@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:C. Steven Blue is a Poet/Publisher/Producer/Performer\, his poetry stands outside the normal conventions of modern poetry\, at the cro ssroads of poetry and music\; produces and hosts BURNIN’ DOWN THE BARNES\, a monthly literary series at Eugene Barnes & Noble\; has seven published books\; has been published and interviewed widely in the literary world. M ore on his website: www.wordsongs.com.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7 :00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, featu re a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located a t 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottag e. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191107T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring C. Steven Blue URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-c-steven-b lue/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47852@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Melody Wilson\; 5039398527\; Melodywilson@comcast.net DESCRIPTION:Open Mic bringing student writers together with community wr iters. Poetry\, fiction and other genres. Sign ups begin at 7:00.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191111T193000 LOCATION:Rose City Book Pub @ 1329 NE Fremont Street Portland Oregon 97212 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Cascade/Community Open Mic URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/cascade-community-open-mic-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47865@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Paulann writes:
\nMichael Dickman is a Portland poet\, but we in Portland see far too little of him. And our chances to hear him read his work are rare.
\nWell\, one of those rare chances is comin g up on November 12th:
\nA poetry reading by Michael Dickman and me< /p>\n
Tuesday\, November 12th\, 2 pm
\nPortland State University\, Smith 238
\nMichael will be reading from his newest full-length col lection\, Days & Days\, published by Knopf\, a book of—as Marie Howe has s aid—“spare\, clear\, untranslatable poems—spoken as if out of the original silence.”
\nI’ll be reading from my latest book\, One Small Sun\, f rom Salmon Poetry of Ireland\, described by Booklist as “a veritable maste r class in the interweaving of metaphor and memory.”
\nA little mor e about Michael:
\nHis work has appeared in The New Yorker\, Poetry\ , The American Poetry Review\, Field\, and Tin House. He currently teaches at Princeton University\, where he’s a Lecturer in Creative Writing. He w as the subject (with his twin brother\, the poet Matthew Dickman) of a New Yorker profile written by Rebecca Mead. He and Matthew had roles as the p re-cog twins in Steven Spielberg’s film “Minority Report.” (What other wor ld-class poets do we know who’ve been in a Steven Spielberg movie?)
\nPlease join us in downtown Portland to hear this native son and stellar poet!
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191112T150000 LOCATION:Portland State University\, Smith 238 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Portland: Michael Dickman and Paulann Petersen URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/portland-michael-dickman-and-paulann-pete rsen/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47868@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:The Poetry Box\; 5304090721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; https://theP oetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:Annie Bloom’s welcomes these three wonderful local poets.
\nThe poems in Melanie Green’s A Long\, Wide Stretch of Calm (The Poet ry Box) are an invitation to slow down\, to rest deep into quiet and the c ontemplative. Melanie Green’s poetry explores the connection with the numi nous—as well as speaking to the difficulty of living with a chronic illnes s.
\nIn Shadow Man (The Poetry Box)\, Margaret Chula brings her fath er out of the shadows where he had been since 1957\, the day her mother pa cked their five children—all under the age of ten—into the car and drove a way. Over the years\, Margaret comes to accept the differences between a m other who wants China cups with saucers and a father who’s content with a Budweiser. Through writing about these awkward\, often heartbreaking\, int eractions with her estranged father\, she discovers that there’s more than one truth and that each of us must find our own.
\nFrom the univers al to the personal\, the formal to the experimental\, Carolyn Martin’s fou rth poetry collection\, A Penchant for Masquerades (Unsolicited Press)\, t akes an unflinching look at the fluidity of truth\, time\, identity\, hist ory\, death\, and relationships. A lover of all things poetic\, Martin has created an eclectic collection for readers who have a penchant for words and who are open to believing in everything and nothing.
\nTickets: https://www .annieblooms.com/event/poetry-reading-melanie-green-margaret-chula-carolyn -martin.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T190000 LOCATION:Annie Bloom's Bookstore @ 7834 SW Capitol Hwy Portland\, OR 97219 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Melanie Green\, Maggie Chula & Carolyn Martin @ Annie Bloom’s URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/melanie-green-maggie-chula-carolyn-martin -annie-blooms/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.annieblooms.com/event/poetry-reading-melanie-gree n-margaret-chula-carolyn-martin X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47860@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:At an early age Jamye discovered her creative side with the help of role models and teachers. Jamye states art is a way to communicate more succinctly and emotively with others. She was raised in Oregon\; she now works and lives in the Willamette Valley.
\nFeatured reader beg ins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box \, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is l ocated at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa an d Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191114T200000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jayme Sue URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-jayme-sue/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47861@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Author Diane Forsberg\, poet Steve Slemenda\, and digital ar tist Joel Zak present Never Solitary-Forward\, a collection of prayers\, p oems and images. The publication is the third of a series that joins texts with images in a thought provoking and appealing blend of complimentary e xpressions. The book’s content will be projected as Forsberg\, Slemenda an d Zak present their contributions and discuss the rich process through whi ch the book was realized.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the o pen mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide var iety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www .ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Author Diane Forsberg\, poet Steve S lemenda\, and digital artist Joel Zak present Never Solitary-Forward URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-author-dia ne-forsberg-poet-steve-slemenda-and-digital-artist-joel-zak-present-never- solitary-forward/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47900@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:John Sibley Williams is the author of As One Fire Consumes A nother (Orison Poetry Prize)\, Skin Memory (Backwaters Prize)\, and Summon (JuxtaProse Chapbook Prize). A twenty-time Pushcart nominee and winner of various awards\, John serves as editor of The Inflectionist Review\, teac hes for Literary Arts\, and is a poetry agent.
\nFeatured reader beg ins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box \, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is l ocated at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa an d Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191205T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring John Sibley Williams URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-john-sible y-williams/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47901@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Australian born Jade Rosina McCutcheon holds a Doctor of Cre ative Arts from the University of Technology\, Sydney and a Doctor of Phil osophy from the University of Melbourne. She graduated from N.I.D.A. Sydne y as a theatre director and has worked as a professional director in Austr alia and the United States as well as in many Universities. Her publicatio ns include books\, Awakening the Performing Body\, Embodied Consciousness Performance Technologies\, Narrative in Performance\, chapters in edited\, peer reviewed volumes and poetry in Australian magazines. She was awarded a Kay Snow Poetry Prize (Oregon) this year for her poem ‘Fair Art’ and he r first chapbook “The River Speaks” will be published by Finishing Line Pr ess later this year. She also had three poems published in Terra Incognita (Bob Hill publishing 2019).
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and th e open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cott age St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http:// www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191212T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Jade Rosina McCutcheon URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-jade-rosin a-mccutcheon-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47902@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:You are the featured reader! Bring your favorite poem about Christmas\, Hanukah\, Thanksgiving…Festivus and maybe a little story about it. The infamous open mike will follow.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, fea ture a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cott age. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191219T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191219T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Favorite Holiday Poems URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-favorite-h oliday-poems/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47956@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Terra Incognita is the second anthology from Bob Hill Publis hing\, LLC\, and like Moments Before Midnight\, released in 2018\, the sub title is Oregon Poets Write for Ecological\, Social\, Political and Econom ic Justice. Reading their poems from the book will be: Carol Hottle\, Peni na Ava Taesali\, Paul Suter\, Elizabeth Keyser\, Ariel\, Amalie Rush Hill and Marc Janssen.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE i n Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox. com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200102T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Terra Incognita URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-terra-inco gnita/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47869@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:The Poetry Box\; 530.409.0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; https:thep oetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:Annie Bloom’s welcomes Portland poet Shawn Aveningo Sanders to read from What She Was Wearing.
\nHow long can you keep a dark se
cret before you become completely unraveled? In What She Was Wearing\, San
ders uses poetry\, prose\, and letters to tell her #MeToo story—one that h
as taken over 30 years to reveal.
\nInspired by the countless number
of women who are bravely opening up to share their truth\, she adds her vo
ice to the fight against the oppressive\, misogynic times we live in. It’s
time to stop blaming the victim and to stop asking what she was wearing!
For Shawn\, writing through the pain and sharing these poems has proven t
o be cathartic and even epiphanic at times. It is her hope this work can h
elp women of all ages face and cope with their own traumas\, while letting
them know they can indeed heal and go on to enjoy loving\, trusting relat
ionships.
Bruce Parker holds a BA in History from the University of Ma ryland Far East Division\, Okinawa\, Japan\, and an MA in Secondary Educat ion from the University of New Mexico. He has taught English as a second language\, worked as a technical editor\, and as a translator. He reads f or Boulevard\, lives in Portland\, Oregon\, and is President of the Oregon Poetry Association. His work has appeared in CIRQUE\, The Inflectionist Review\, Alembic\, Cloudbank\, Floyd County Moonshine\, and elsewhere.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack o ptions! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the inte rsection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200109T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200109T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Bruce Parker URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-bruce-park er/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47958@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Nitza M. Hernández López has been living in Oregon since 201 2\, when she retired as a professor from the University of Puerto Rico. Sh e earned a doctorate in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsi n-Madison. Nitza is involved with photography\, mixed media\, acrylic pain ting\, poetry\, meditation and yoga. She occasionally does voluntary work at Capital Community Television. Some of her artwork has been shown at exh ibits and art galleries in Salem and Independence\, Oregon. “My poetry\, a s well as my artwork\, reflect my social concerns\, my latino and multicul tural identity\, and the connection I feel with Puerto Rico\, as well as m y ancestors and my cosmic origin.”
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 22 9 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. h ttp://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200116T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Nitza M. Hernández López URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-nitza-m-he rnandez-lopez/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47987@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Paulann Petersen reads. Attendees are invited to read a favo rite poem by William Stafford.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T160000 LOCATION:Stickman's Pub @ 40 N. State Street\, Lake Oswego\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peregrine Literary Series: Stafford Birthday Celebration with Paula nn Petersent URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/peregrine-literary-series-stafford-birthd ay-celebration-with-paulann-petersent/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47959@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Caroline Holm is a writer\, artist and Oregon-transplant. He r work is centered on healing the heart and body with nature and gently gu iding others to live in awe of and in tune with the earth in order that th ey may heal too. She’ll be reading poems from her upcoming book\, Woodland .
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly fo llow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and sn ack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T090000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Caroline Holm URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-caroline-h olm/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47960@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Michael Schein wrote Liquid Perishable Hazardous (poetry – 2 019)\, John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away (history – 2015)\, and novels The Killer Poet’s Guide to Immortality by AB Bard (2012)\, Bone s Beneath Our Feet (2011) and Just Deceits (2005). He edited Poets UNiTE! (2016)\, and founded LiTFUSE Poets’ Workshop. His poetry has been stuck to refrigerators.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic wi ll directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of be verages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.co m/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200130T210000 LOCATION:IKE Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Michael Schein URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-michael-sc hein/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-47999@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Nicole Taylor lives in the Eugene\, Oregon area. She has bee n an artist\, a hiker\, a poetry note taker\, a sketcher\, a volunteer and a dancer\, formerly in Salem’s DanceAbility. You can read more of her po etry at oregonpoeticvoices.org/poet/312/.
\nFeatured reader begins a t 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, fe ature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is locate d at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cot tage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200206T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Nicole Taylor URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-nicole-tay lor/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48000@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Lynn Otto is the author of Real Daughter\, winner of the 201 7 Unicorn Press First Book Award. She holds an MFA in creative writing fro m Portland State University. Her work has also been published in Iron Hors e Literary Review\, Raleigh Review\, Sequestrum\, and other journals (see lynnottoinfo.wordpress.com).
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and th e open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cott age St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http:// www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200213T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Lynn Otto URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-lynn-otto/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48001@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 503-779-8164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.face book.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Efraín Díaz-Horna was born in Talara\, Peru\, studied at Mt. Angel College in Oregon\, and the University of Wisconsin. For 25 years\ , Efraín was employed for the State of Oregon and Multnomah County. He has been drawing\, painting\, and writing since he was a child. He has exhibi ted his art in Oregon\, Mexico\, Russia\, and Peru. You can find his poetr y in Expreso\, The Oregonian\, The Hispanic News\, The National Catholic R eporter\, and several newsletters. He is the author of the six poetry book s and a translation of Kim Stafford’s poetry Cuando llegues al fondo\, cav a más abajo (2019).
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mi c will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety o f beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebo x.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200220T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Efrain Diaz Horna URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-efrain-dia z-horna/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48058@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Silverton Poetry Association\; 5032697895\; stsles@gmail.com\; http s://www.silvertonpoetry.com DESCRIPTION:20th Annual Silverton Poetry Festival hosts readings by Pene lope Schott and Emmett Wheatfield. Refreshments served.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200221T210000 LOCATION:Frank Lloyd Wright Gordon House at the Oregon Gardens @ 869 W. Mai n St.\, Silverton OR 97381 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Silverton Poetry Festival Gordon House Reading URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/silverton-poetry-festival-gordon-house-re ading/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48012@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Shawn Aveningo Sanders\; 530.409.0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; ht tps://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/the-poeming-pigeon-cosmos DESCRIPTION:OUR UNIVERSE IN VERSE
\nThe Milwaukie Poetry Series an d The Poetry Box present a reading to celebrate the launch of the 9th issu e of The Poeming Pigeon: COSMOS.
\nFeatured Readers:
\nPattie P
almer-Baker • Trina Gaynon • Colette Tennant • Liz Nakazawa • Casey Bush •
Dale Champlin • Melody Leming-Wilson • Douglas Spangle • Marilyn Johnston
• Brittney Corrigan • Judith Arcana • Joann Renee Boswell • Brad G. Garbe
r • Jessica Parker • Devon Balwit • Linda Ferguson • Delia Garigan • Rebec
ca Smolen • Doug Stone • Linda (LAW) Fraser • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Sh
awn Aveningo Sanders
Poets Lex Runciman and Jessica Mehta read and discuss their work and their lives poetic.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200222T210000 LOCATION:Creekside Grill @ 242 S. Water St.\, Silverton OR 97381 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Silverton Poetry Festival Presents Talking Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/silverton-poetry-festival-presents-talkin g-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48060@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Silverton Poetry Association\; 5032697895\; stsles@gmail.com\; www. silvertonpoetry.com DESCRIPTION:20th Annual Silverton Poetry Festival Presents Readings from Abbey Abbot Fr. Jeremy Driscoll\, Floyd Skloot\, and Marilyn Johnston. Th is special commemorative event celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Arvo Aalto Abbey Library coinciding with the Silverton Poetry Festival 20th An niversary event at the Abbey. A feast of food and drink follows the readin gs.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200223T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200223T153000 LOCATION:Mt. Angel Abbey Library Auditorium @ 1 Abbey Dr.\, St. Benedict OR 97373 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Silverton Poetry Festival Presents Feast of Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/silverton-poetry-festival-presents-feast- of-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48002@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Poets from Corban University will be reading their work from the Fusion Art Show which features student poems\, paintings\, and photog raphs. The art show will be displayed in Corban’s Psalm Center Gallery fro m late January through February. The poets\, painters\, and photographers will give a reading Thursday\, February 13th\, at 7 pm in the Psalm Center on Corban’s campus. Community members are very welcome. It is free and op en to the public.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE i n Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox. com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Corban University Poets URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-corban-uni versity-poets/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48067@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com DESCRIPTION:Paul Suter’s roots are in the San Francisco Bay Area. He ear ned an MA in English at UC Berkeley\, 1970\, and completed a Fellowship pr eparing community college English instructors at the University of Nebrask a\, 1971. He taught composition\, American literature and environmental li terature at Chemeketa CC. Today he copy-edits Oregon PeaceWorks\, enjoys t he arts\, values political activism\, and composes poems. His poem\, “Invi tations\,” will appear in the spring 2020 edition of Willawaw Journal. In 2018\, “Cathedral” was published in Moments Before Midnight\, and in 2019\ , “The Mountains Do Not Hoard Their Visions” was published in Terra Incogn ita. He lives in Salem\, where he is a member of the Trillium and Peregrin es writing groups.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox .com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200305T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Paul Suter URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-paul-suter / X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48068@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:Armin Tolentino is the author of the poetry collection We Me ant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press 2019). He earned an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark and his poetry has appeared in numerous j ournals including Common Knowledge\, Arsenic Lobster\, Hyphen Magazine\, a nd The Raven Chronicles. He is a phenomenal clapper\, a passable ukulele player\, and a bumbling\, but enthusiastic\, fisherman. More info at www.a rmintolentino.com.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. Our hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack options! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the intersection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox .com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200312T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring Armin Tolentino URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-armin-tole ntino/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48069@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:Marc Janssen\; 5037798164\; mrcjanssen@msn.com\; https://www.facebo ok.com/SalemPoetryProject/ DESCRIPTION:German Rizo\, poet and Mexican narrator. He has published: S ongs of the soul and life (2014)\, Under the shadow of the heart (2016)\, Attract me with you (2017)\, participated in the anthology: Opposite equil ibria\, tribute to Federico García Lorca (2015). He has two other books of poetry entitled: The words burn and Footprints burn after the rain.
\nFeatured reader begins at 7:00 and the open mic will directly follow. O ur hosts\, the Ike Box\, feature a wide variety of beverages and snack opt ions! The Ike Box is located at 229 Cottage St NE in Salem\, at the inters ection of Chemeketa and Cottage. http://www.ikebox.com/
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200319T210000 LOCATION:Ike Box @ 299 Cottage St NE Salem 97301 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Salem Poetry Project Featuring German Rizo URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/salem-poetry-project-featuring-german-riz o/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48071@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:The Poetry Box (Shawn)\; (530) 409-0721\; shawn@thepoetrybox.com\; https://thepoetrybox.com DESCRIPTION:A poignant portrayal of love and forgiveness—
\nIn Shad
ow Man\, Margaret Chula brings her father out of the shadows where he had
been since 1957\, the day her mother packed their five children—all under
the age of ten—into the car and drove away. Over the years\, Margaret come
s to accept the differences between a mother who wants China cups with sau
cers and a father who’s content with a Budweiser. Through writing about th
ese awkward\, often heartbreaking\, interactions with her estranged father
\, she discovers that there’s more than one truth and that each of us must
find our own.
The #metoo story that took over 30 years to reveal—
\nInspired by the countless number of women who are bravely opening
up to share their truth\, Shawn adds her voice to the fight against the op
pressive\, misogynic times we live in. It’s time to stop blaming the victi
m and to stop asking what she was wearing! For Shawn\, writing through th
e pain and sharing these poems has proven to be cathartic and even epiphan
ic at times. It is her hope this work can help women of all ages face and
cope with their own traumas\, while letting them know they can indeed heal
and go on to enjoy loving\, trusting relationships.
About the Rea ders:
\nMargaret Chula has been writing\, teaching\, and publishing poetry for over forty years. Her recent books include: Shadow Man\, Daffod ils at Twilight\, and One Leaf Detaches. Grants from the Oregon Arts Commi ssion and the Regional Arts and Culture Council have supported her work\, as well as fellowships to the Vermont Studio Center\, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation\, and Playa at Summer Lake. Maggie has been a featured speaker and workshop leader at conferences throughout the United States\, as well as in Poland\, Canada\, Peru\, and Japan. She has also served as presiden t of the Tanka Society of America and as Poet Laureate for Friends of Cham ber Music. Living in Kyoto for twelve years\, she now makes her home in Po rtland\, Oregon\, where she hikes\, swims\, and creates flower arrangement s for every room of the house.
\nShawn Aveningo Sanders grew up in M issouri and after a bit of globetrotting finally landed in Portland\, Oreg on\, where she miraculously overcame her fear of birds upon meeting two ba by juncos in her backyard. Shawn’s work has appeared worldwide in over 140 literary journals and anthologies\, including Calyx\, Amsterdam Quarterly \, American Journal of Poetry\, and Poets Reading the News. Her most recen t chapbook\, What She is Wearing\, was released in 2019. She’s a Pushcart nominee\, Best of the Net nominee and managing editor for The Poeming Pige on. She was voted Best Female Poet-Performer in Sacramento News & Review ( 2009) and was winner of the first poetry slam in Placerville\, California (2012). Shawn is a proud mother of three amazing adults\, and she shares t he creative life with her husband.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200325T190000 LOCATION:Broadway Books @ 1714 NE Broadway\, Portland\, OR 97232 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Margaret Chula & Shawn Aveningo Sanders @ Broadway Books URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/margaret-chula-shawn-aveningo-sanders-bro adway-books/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48023@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT:Rebecca Robinowitz\; 5036685537\; rrobinowitz@ci.sandy.or.us\; http s://www.ci.sandy.or.us/library-programs DESCRIPTION:The Sandy Library Poetry Slam will be held on April 3rd\, 20 20 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Refreshments provided. Friends and family are encouraged to attend to support the poets. ONLY ONE POEM can be entered in to the contest\; there will be time to share additional poems later in the evening.
\nPlease fill out the Entry Form at https://www.ci.sandy.or.us/library-program s by Tuesday\, March 31st. If you don’t register\, you can still parti cipate but your name will not appear in the program.
\nBasic Rules:<
br />\n• Poets and performers\, ages 8 and up\, are welcome to work in grou
ps or individually.
\n• Poems must be appropriate for an all-ages audi
ence.
\n• It is best if the poems are memorized\, but not essential.\n• Each presentation must be limited to 3 minutes.
\n• A panel of
judges will choose the winners\; contestants will be judged on creativity
and presentation.
\n• Participants must write the poems they present.<
br />\n• The contestant must be present to win.
\nThe winner in each c
ategory will receive $25\; the Grand Prize winner will receive $100 cash.<
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In celebration of National Poetry Month and International Ha iku Poetry Day on April 17\, Friends of the Columbia Gorge is launching a Spring Gorge Haiku Challenge. While we all refrain from connecting to the Gorge physically\, for the greater good\, we can still stay connected vir tually and celebrate the Gorge’s wonders from home by writing three simple but meaningful lines of verse.
\nMore…
\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200410T013000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200415T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Friends of the Columbia Gorge Spring Haiku Contest through April 15 th URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/friends-of-the-columbia-gorge-spring-haik u-contest-through-april-15th/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48111@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Readings CONTACT:https://riverroadreadings.blogspot.com/ DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 26\, 2020 River Road Reading Series (RRRS) la st Sunday Reading (LIVE ON ZOOM) from 4:30 to 6:00pm. Readers will be Leis ha Wharfed\, Patti Sirens and Lynn Otto. The link will be available on our River Road Reading Series (RRRS)Facebook page on the Lane Literary Guild site and on our website a few days before the reading.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200426T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200426T180000 LOCATION:LIVE ON ZOOM SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:River Road Reading Series LIVE ON ZOOM featuring Leisha Wharfed\, P atti Sirens and Lynn Otto URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/river-road-reading-series-live-on-zoom-fe aturing-leisha-wharfed-patti-sirens-and-lynn-otto/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-48215@oregonpoets.org DTSTAMP:20200603T190739Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Calls for Submissions &\; Contests CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Montreal International Poetry Prize\, initially founded with assistance from Leonard Cohen\, awards $20\,000 CAD to the writer of a single poem. Click here to learn more about the Montreal Prize and its new ways of thinking about the arts in a time of global crisis.
\nDeadline J une 1st: submit online at the link above.
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200510T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200601T011100 LOCATION:McGill University\, Montreal\, Canada SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Montreal International Poetry Prize URL:https://oregonpoets.org/event/montreal-international-poetry-prize/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR