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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM â 8:30 PM
Poetry
Reading From Transformations Anthology
Readings from Transformations: Wood/Metal/Stone/Sundry (Raven Chronicles, 2026). Transformations celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as testaments to time, place, and the transformative effects of nature and the elements. Readers include Dan Raphael, Allison Green, Nora Martin, and Scott Martin.
Readings from Transformations: Wood/Metal/Stone/Sundry (Raven Chronicles, 2026). Transformations celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed...
THUNOV 5
6:30 PM â 8:30 PM
BooksPoetry
BOOK LAUNCH: Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry
Join us for Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry, from Raven Chronicles Press's celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as testaments to time, place, and the transformative effects of nature and the elements. Editor Scott Martin, local poets dan raphael and Allison Green, plus other readers.
Join us for Transformations: Wood / Metal / Stone / Sundry, from Raven Chronicles Press's celebrates the discovery of, and connection with, found objects that hide within landscapes of urban decay and nature. Objects that, when revealed, stand as...
SATNOV 7
6:30 PM â 8:30 PM
PoetryBooksPerforming Arts
Householding: Poetry Reading with Tom Blood, Shannon Baird
Join us for a poetry reading from Householding with Tom Blood, Shannon Baird, and Brian Hebb. Tom Blood is the author of the sky position which was awarded the Oregon Book Award for Poetry. Published the raccoon, dot dot, the act, if ever then...
FRINOV 13
6:30 PM â 9:00 PM
BooksPoetryMusicPerforming ArtsTalks & Lectures
Book Launch: Junebug by Paul Maziar
Join us for a reading and celebration of Paul Maziarâs Junebug. The evening with feature musical guests Kelli Schaefer and Drew Grow. When asked for eight words to describe Junebug, Maziar channeled Agent Cooper: âEveryday, once a day, give...
SUNNOV 15
5:00 PM â 7:00 PM
PoetryPerforming Arts
Ariel Resnikoff and Ivan Sokolov
Join us for a poetry reading presented by Spare Room, featuring Ariel Resnikoff and Ivan Sokolov. Ariel Resnikoff's recent works include Raisin in Every Bite (Furniture Press, 2022), A Paradise of Hearing (The Swan, 2021), and Unnatural Bird...
WEDNOV 18
7:30 PM â 9:30 PM
PoetryTalks & Lectures
Mountain Writers Series - Gerald Costanzo & Michele Glazer
Join us for the Mountain Writers Series readingswith: Gerald Costanzo & Michele Glazer Gerald Costanzoâs Badlands: First Poems, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 1973, and in 1974, In the Aviary, won the Devins Award. Other of his poetry...
SATDEC 12
6:30 PM â 8:30 PM
PoetryAuthor TalksTalks & Lectures
BOOK LAUNCH | Blue Selvage by Preeti Parikh
Blue Selvage reminds us that a revolutionary message often requires new forms of discourse. The poems in Blue Selvage weave lyric, essay, documentary fragments, and historical reckoning into an exploration of skin, cloth, color, and form as...
WEDDEC 16
7:30 PM â 9:30 PM
PoetryAuthor TalksTalks & Lectures
Mountain Writers Series - Suzanne Matson & Joe Wilkins
Join us for the Mountain Writers Series with Suzanne Matson & Joe Wilkins Suzanne Matsonâs third book of poems, As Creatures, was selected as the Editorâs Choice for the Vern Rutsala Book Prize from Cloudbank Books (2026). Her other poetry...
THUDEC 17
6:30 PM â 8:30 PM
Author TalksPoetryTalks & Lectures
Book Launch: It's Late by Colin Drohan, in Conversation with Kathleen Boland
Join us for an evening with Colin Drohan, celebrating his debut poetry collection It's Late, joined by local novelist Kathleen Boland. It's Late approaches the world with openness and affection, prioritizing wonder about plants, animals, and...
WEDAPR 21
7:30 PM â 9:00 PM
Poetry
Mountain Writers Series - Henry Hughes & Carlos Reyes
Mountain Writers Series is reviving its reading series with monthly events at Mother Foucault's Bookshop in S.E. Portland Join us for poetry and prose readings featuring award-winning poets & writers. Henry Hughes is the author of five...