The Studio Series Poetry Reading & Open Mic

Featuring Charity E. Yoro and Consuelo Wise

 Charity E. Yoro (she/her) is a poet whose writing has appeared on The Rumpus, poets.org, Tupelo Press Quarterly, and elsewhere, and has received support from Kundiman, McCormack Writing Center (formerly Tin House), and Sustainable Arts Foundation, along with residencies at Small Press Traffic and Mineral School. Her debut poetry collection ten-cent flower & other territories (First Matter Press) was named the 2025 Oregon Book Award winner for the Stafford/Hall Award for Poetry. Born, raised, and educated on the east side of O‘ahu, she currently lives west of Denver with her wild, loving family.

Consuelo Wise Consuelo Wise is a Guatemalan-American poet, writer and professor. She teaches creative writing at Portland State University in the MFA and undergraduate programs. b o y, is a book-length lyric poem and extended elegy (Omnidawn, 2024).

The Open Mic is open to all audience members. Participants can sign up before the start of the reading or during the break. In the interest of time, Open Mic readers are asked to limit their reading to three minutes.

View clips of featured poets reading at the Studio Series on Instagram @poet_landia and on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281329966139780/

The Ross Island Grocery and Café is a cozy space with capacity for 40 or so people. Tables are available, so people who arrive early can enjoy a light supper (i.e., a sandwich, salad or burger) while waiting for the reading to begin. If we run out of table space, folding chairs are available. A mic will enhance the readings. There is plenty of unrestricted parking on the streets around the Café.