EVENTS

Events

reading season is here!

* 2026 Portland Book Festival

Pop-up! I'll be paired with a visual art work at PAM that has a thematic connection to the work. (It'll be surreal and strange). No mic, lo-fi and intimate. Great vibes. Here's my festival page. Check the Portland Book Festival for info.

When: 12:30 pm, Saturday, November 7, 2026

Where: I'll be in the Nine Women Artist exhibition (Level 2, Room 207), Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue

* Ghost Town Poetry

Featured reader for one of the Northwest's longest running reading series and open mics hosted by former Clark County poet laureate Christopher Luna. One of the best poetry crowds in the Northwest!

When: 7 pm, Thursday, October 8, 2026

Where: Art at the Cave, 108 E Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA

> Read about the event

* Poetry Street PNW

Do over! Featured reader for the August event + open mic.

When: 6:15 pm, Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Where: Camas Public Library, 625 NE Fourth Avenue, Camas, WA

> Read about the series

* Slamlandia Poetry

Featured reader for the Slamlandia Poetry reading series + open mic at Guilder Cafe inside Powell’s Books.

When: 6:30 pm, Thursday, June 4, 2026

Where: Powell’s Books, 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR

* The Studio Series

Featured reader alongside Armin Tolentino. An open mic follows.

When: time 7 pm, Sunday, May 10, 2026

Where: Ross Island Grocery & Cafe, 3502 S Corbett Avenue, Portland OR

> Find the series on IG

* A Hundred Pitchers of Honey – ONLINE

Featured reader for May's line-up alongside Nadia Arioli, Dorsía Smith Silva, and Chiara Dilello.

When: 4:30 pm PST, Thursday, May 7, 2026

Where: online on Zoom

> Register for the Zoom link here

> Watch the series on YouTube

* Head for the Hills

Featured reader alongside Christopher Diaz. We'll talk craft and poetry in-between readings.

When: 6:30 pm, Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Where: Hillsdale Library branch, Portland OR

* Sundays on the Avenue

Featured reader for the month alongside Judy Nahum and Camille McDaniel. An open mic follows.

When: 4 pm, Sunday, April 19, 2026

Where: Basement of St. Ignatius Church, 3400 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland OR

> Read about the series

* Constellation Reading Series

Featured reader for National Poetry Month 2026. One of my favorite reading series in Portland! Food and refreshments after.

When: 7 pm, Thursday, April 9, 2026

Where: Bishop & Wilde Bookshop, 2601 NW Thurman Street, Portland OR

> Read about the series

* One Page Wednesday

April Fool’s special! Featured reader at the April’s One Page Wednesday reading series + open mic.

When: 7 pm, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Where: Literary Arts, 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR

* BIPOC Reading Series

Featured reader at the March BIPOC Reading Series + open mic.

When: 6 pm, Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Where: Literary Arts, 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR

* JackLeg Press Launch – ONLINE

Hosted by JLP. Come celebrate Karaoke at the End of the World over the interwebs. Send me funny chat DMs and burning heart emojis.

When: 4-5pm PST | 7-8pm EST, Sunday, March 22, 2026

Where: online on Zoom. Register at Eventbrite to get the Zoom details.

* Ides of March Pop-Up Book Fair

Part of a neighborhood book fair featuring myself and fellow local writers Michael Keefe, Armin Tolentino, Dede Montgomery, Mark Pomeroy, Ben Parzybok, Laura Moulton, Evan Schneider, and Evan Williams. Readings and music will abound. Food and coffee by Holding Hearts Bloc.

When: 10 am–2 pm, Sunday, March 15, 2026

Where: Eastmoreland Grocery, 3616 SE Knapp Street, Portland, OR

* AWP26 with Vermont Studio Center

Back in 2019, I was at VSC on the James Merrill Poetry Fellowship where I completed a portion of my poetry manuscript. Come by!

When: 11 am-12 pm, Saturday, March 7, 2026

Where: VSC T723 (11 am)

Where: Signing Booth T748 (11:30 am)

AWP26 Baltimore Convention Center

* AWP26 with StoryStudio Chicago

I’ll be with StoryStudio to chat about programs I did with them: I was a Fellow at the 2025 StoryBoard Conference in Chicago and am currently in the Essay Collection IAY Program.

When: 1-2 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2026

Where: StoryStudio T746, AWP26 Baltimore Convention Center

* AWP26 with JackLeg Press & Anhinga Press

Come learn about books from JackLeg Press and Anhinga Press.

When: 11 am-12 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2026

Where: JLP T722, AWP26 Baltimore Convention Center

* AWP26 Offsite Reading @The Club Car

Balancing Act: A Literary Circus Reading with Defunkt, Fifth Wheel Press, JackLeg Press, and Mason Jar Press. Featuring burlesque, drag, and literary performance. Tips go to support Trans Maryland!

When: 7-10 pm, Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Where: The Club Car, 12 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Literary Arts Bookstore QTBIPOC Reading

Celebrating the launch of Ally Ang’s Let the Moon Wobble (Alice James Books) alongside Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, and Christopher Rose.

When: 6-8 pm, Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Where: Literary Arts, 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR

> Read about the event

Mother Foucault's Bookshop

Celebrating the launch of Clayton Adam Clark’s Auscultate (Galileo Press) alongside Eric Larsh, Judy Nahum, and Breen Nolan.

When: 7-9 pm, Thursday, February 19, 2026

Where: Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 715 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR

> Read about the event

HOCUS Live! / PBF Cover to Cover

Hosted by Portland’s Hermetic Order of Clandestine Urban Scribes. Theme: “Tarot Major Arcana." Poetry, prose, and arcane literary rituals presented as part of Portland’s Book Festival’s Cover to Cover series. Readers: Theresa Tran, Genevieve DeGuzman, Eryn McHan, Adam Strassberg, and Andrea Deeken.

When: 7 pm, Friday, November 7, 2025

Where: Rose City Book Pub, 1329 Northeast Fremont Street Portland, OR

Bishop & Wilde

Celebrating the book launch of All the Words I Can Remember Are Poems (Persea Books) by Michelle Peñaloza. Michelle stops by Portland and reads with me and fellow local poet Christopher Rose.

When: 7 pm, Thursday, September 18, 2025

Where: Bishop & Wilde Bookshop, 2601 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR

StoryBoard Conference Fellows Reading

The StoryBoard Fellows are published writers with books. We are Kat Tang, Beth Uznis Johnson, Lisa Low, Dionne Ford, Genevieve DeGuzman, Ashley Honeysett, and Lisa Williamson Rosenberg. Come by and hear us read at Roscoe Books!

When: 6:30 pm, Thursday, August 14, 2025

Where: Roscoe Books, 2142 W Roscoe Street, Chicago, IL

> Learn more about the StoryBoard Conference

Get the Word Out Celebration Reading

Hey, we're graduating from Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Publicity program! Since April, we've been meeting weekly with industry people and poets and working with our publicity mentor Morgan LaRocca. This event is a way for us to gather and celebrate our forthcoming books! Get a taster of some up and coming poets.

When: 8 pm EST, Thursday, June 26, 2025

Where: Zoom

> Get the Zoom link

> Learn more about the GTWO program

National Poetry Month at BOLD Coffee & Books

Portland poets line-up bringing that high-voltage moon energy. I am reading with Amy Baskin, Andrea Deeken, and Theresa Tran on the theme of "Nurture."

When: 7 pm, Saturday, April 19, 2025

Where: BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson Street

Portland, OR

> Read about the event

Bishop & Wilde

Celebrating the launch of Cosmic Tantrum (Northwestern University Press) by Sarah Lyn Rogers. Sarah stops by Portland and reads with Genevieve DeGuzman, Jessica E. Johnson, Julia Gaskill, and Ellee Achten.

When: 7 pm, Friday, April 4, 2025

Where: Bishop & Wilde Bookshop, 2601 NW Thurman Street, Portland, OR

AWP25 Offsite @Klik Studio

Poetry + Prose Live! Readings with fellow poets at #AWP25. With writers with JackLeg Press, Northwestern University Writing Program, and the Chicago Sunday Reading Series.

When: 12-2 pm, Thursday, March 27, 2025

Where: Klik Studio, 831 Venice Boulevard #102, Los Angeles, CA (0.5 miles from the Convention Center/AWP Conference)

Up Up Books

Reading with Karen Rigby (Fabulosa, JackLeg Press), along with local poets Brittney Corrigan and Joan Naviyuk Kane.

When: 6:30 pm, Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Where: Up Up Books, 1211 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR

> Read about the event

HOCUS Live!

Hosted by Portland’s Hermetic Order of Clandestine Urban Scribes. Curated prose and poetry about critters and things that fly. As always, expect the hurdy gurdy and arcane literary rituals. Come for the vibe!

When: 7 pm, Saturday, February 15, 2025

Where: Rose City Book Pub, 1329 Northeast Fremont Street Portland, OR

ChatterPDX

A performing arts series that aims to bring a unique blend of music, spoken word, coffee, and reflection to the vibrant cultural landscape of Portland.

When: 10:30 am, January 12, 2025

Where: Pacific Center, 851 SW 6th Avenue, Portland OR

> Learn more about ChatterboxPDX and upcoming shows

Humble Poets

Reading series hosted by Eric Fair-Layman and Debra Elisa Wöhrmann.

When: 4 pm, Sunday, November 24, 2024

Where: The Stacks Coffeehouse, 1831 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR

> Read about the event hosted by The Stacks Coffeehouse

> Humble Poets IG

HOCUS Live! / PBF Cover to Cover

Hosted by Portland’s Hermetic Order of Clandestine Urban Scribes. Theme: “Shapeshifting.” Mutation, adaptation, lycanthropy! Poetry, prose, and arcane literary rituals presented as part of Portland’s Book Festival’s Cover to Cover series.

When: 7 pm, Monday, October 28, 2024

Where: Rose City Book Pub, 1329 Northeast Fremont Street Portland, OR

Portland Community College Lit Mag Release Party

Celebrating the launch of Alchemy's 50th issue and Pointed Circle's 40th issue, with readings by contributors and special guests. Come for the literary excellence and vibes!

When: 6 pm, June 12, 2024

Where: PCC Cascade Campus, TH 122

Lan Su Garden Poetry Series

Portland’s Lan Su Garden poetry reading series for National Poetry Month is on! See a whole month of readings w/ Ken Yoshikawa, Camille McDaniel, Sam Roxas-Chua, Adrienne Chung, Eric Tran, & Brianna Renae. I’ll be part of a local poet showcase on 4/12 @ 1pm. Come on by!

When: 1 pm, April 12, 2024

Where: Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR

> Read about the local showcase

> Read about the month-long program Steep in Words

Ghost Town Poetry

One of the Northwest's longest running reading series and open mics hosted by former Clark County poet laureate Christopher Luna.

When: 7 pm, February 8, 2024

Where: Art at the Cave gallery, 108 E Evergreen Boulevard, Downtown Vancouver, WA

> Read about the series

Words // Friends

An online reading featuring poets Sara Matson, Marisa Silva-Dunbar, K Weber, Kara Ska, William Erickson, Jacob Saenz, and myself!

When: 5 pm PST / 7 pm CST, January 23, 2024

Where: online, Zoom-verse

2022 Portland Book Festival Panel: “Designing Women"

A discussion of two exciting debut poetry collections. Poūkahangatus is the American debut of acclaimed young poet Tayi Tibble. Poem by poem, Tibble carves out a bold new way of engaging history, of straddling modernity and ancestry, desire and exploitation as a twenty-first-century Indigenous woman. Shelley Wong‘s debut collection, As She Appears (longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award in Poetry), celebrates queer and Asian identity in “shape-shifting poems of becoming and knowing, seeing and being seen” (Electric Lit). Moderated by poet Genevieve DeGuzman. #PDXBookFest

When: 3:30 pm, Saturday, November 5, 2022

Where: Portland’5 Brunish Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway Avenue, Portland OR

> Read about the panel