For UP students, this weekend brings the start of fall break, but for literary Portland, it’s Wordstock—our city’s annual festival celebrating books and those who write them. The festivities, all to be held at the Oregon Convention Center, kick off on Thursday night, October 11th, with “Poets Slam Wordstock.” The fair continues Saturday and Sunday,…
Anna Keesey: Enchanting and Instructive
I knew immediately that I liked Anna Keesey and her spunky personality when she stated that her newly published book had gone from a stack of papers to something that you can “punish a cat with.” She meant of course that the book now exists as a real entity, a production of cardboard and paper,…
Literary Events Around Portland: October
Events at Powells City of Books (Burnside Location): October 1st @ 7:30 pm- Matthew Dickman (Mayakovsky’s Revolver) October 2nd @ 7:30 pm- Steven Johnson (Future Perfect) October 3rd @ 2:00 pm- Roseanne Barr (Roseannearchy) October 5th @ 7:30 pm- Reyna Grande (The Distance Between Us) October 7th @ 7:30 pm- Banned Books Week Reading October…
Anna Keesey, “Circular” Writer
Next week on October 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in BC 163 creative writer Anna Keesey will be reading and lecturing on her newest book Little Century. Anna Keesey graduated from Stanford University and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. She has multiple publications in journals and anthologies and is also the recipient of a National Endowment for…
Literary Events Around Portland: September
UP and the English Department bring talented authors and poets to campus every year. But did you know that there are also regular readings and lectures around Portland all the time? We plan to post monthly to the blog about these literary events. Please attend and remember to Keep Portland Weird! www.powells.com…