(Please note: this schedule may be subject to change at any time.)

Wednesday, July 9th

Guilder Coffee, inside Powell’s Books (1005 W Burnside St)

★ 6:00pm - 7:30pm – Welcome Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Stephen Meads [eventbrite / facebook]

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Thursday, July 10th

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)

★ 8:00am - 9:00am – Yoga – hosted by Tomi Simmons [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 10:00am - 11:00am – Liberation Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Genevieve Van Cleve [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 11:30am - 1:00pm – Nerd Poetry Slam – hosted by LeChell The Shootah Rush [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – Compliment Death Match! – hosted by RJ Walker [eventbrite / facebook]

Writing Workshops (The Woodlark Hotel + Travel Portland)

★ 10:00am - 11:30am – “What Teachers Make: A Panel For Teaching Artists” – hosted by Mike Jasso (Travel Portland’s Visitor Center) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – “From Verse to Vision” – hosted by Janae (Woodlark, Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:30pm - 4:00pm – “Not Another Fucking Eulogy” – hosted by Roxy Allen (Woodlark, Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 11:00am – 12:00pm – Parenting Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Grace Hoover [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:00pm - 2:00pm – Latinx & Indigenous Poets Open Mic – hosted by Pastiche Queen [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 3:00pm - 4:00pm – Mental Health Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Sammi Walker [eventbrite / facebook]

Covet.PDX (601 SW 11th Ave)

★ 5:00pm - 7:00pm – Early Bout, Night 1 [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 1 [eventbrite / facebook]

Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St)

★ 5:00pm - 7:00pm – Early Bout, Night 1 [eventbrite / facebook / Powell’s site]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 1 Bout [eventbrite / facebook / Powell’s site]

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)

★ 9:30pm - 11:00pm – Feel Good Poetry Mic – hosted by Michael Shaeffer & Jesse Welch
★ 11:00pm - 12:30am – Erotica Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Roxy Allen

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Friday, July 11th

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)

★ 8:00am - 10:00am – TTRPG Morning Session – hosted by Pastiche Queen (Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 8:30am - 9:30am – Vocal Warm Ups – hosted by Maestro DeSean [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 10:00am - 11:00am – Air Is Food You Breathe Environmental Mic – hosted by Mason Granger [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:30pm - 3:30pm – Haiku Death Match! – hosted by Dr. Maddux [eventbrite / facebook]

Writing Workshops (The Woodlark Hotel)

★ 10:30am - 12:00pm – “Word Bank: Breaking Through Writer’s Block with Vocabulary Play” – hosted by Elle Hope (Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – “From Many: One - Group Piece Workshop” – hosted by Pastiche Queen (Grove main room) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “Catharsis and Revenge Poetry” – hosted by Eric “Papasquatch” Fair-Layman (Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 11:00am – 12:30pm – Queer Poets Open Mic – hosted by Blacqwildflowr [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – Black Poets Mic – hosted by Ebony Stewart [eventbrite / facebook]

Based General Store (1136 SW Alder St)

★ 12:30pm - 2:00pm – Poetry Team Showcase – hosted by The Bathtub Poet [eventbrite / facebook]

Covet.PDX (601 SW 11th Ave)

★ 5:00pm - 7:00pm – Early Bout, Night 2 [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 2 [eventbrite / facebook]

Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St)

★ 5:00pm - 7:00pm – Early Bout, Night 2 [eventbrite / facebook / Powell’s site]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 2 Bout [eventbrite / facebook / Powell’s site]

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Saturday, July 12th

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)

★ 9:00am - 10:00am – Guided Journaling - led by Kaliah the Dragon
★ 10:30am - 11:30am – Slam Family Map - hosted by Jane Belinda [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:00pm - 2:30pm – Youth Poetry Slam – hosted by Julia Gaskill [eventbrite / facebook / sign up form]
★ 4:00pm - 5:00pm – New Shit Mic – hosted by Brennan DeFrisco [eventbrite / facebook]

Travel Portland’s Visitor Center (1132 SW Harvey Milk St)

★ 9:00am - 12:00pm – Meet & Mingle / Poetry Market [eventbrite / facebook]

Writing Workshops (The Woodlark Hotel + Travel Portland)

★ 11:00am - 12:30pm – “The Healing Power of Words” – hosted by Lady K (Woodlark, Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:30pm - 2:00pm – “Chaos as Craft” – hosted by Brennan DeFrisco (Travel Portland) [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “How To Properly Cook Rice” – hosted by Pages Matam (Woodlark, Meadow side room) [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 11:00am - 12:00pm - AANHPI Poets Open Mic – hosted by Demetri Manabat & Johnny Swoopz [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Trans & Nonbinary Poets Open Mic – hosted by Reggie Edmonds-Vasquez [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 3:00pm - 4:00pm – Invisible / Visible Disabilities Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Camille T. McDaniel [eventbrite / facebook]

First Congregational United Church of Christ (1126 SW Park Ave)

★ 7:00pm - 9:30pm – Finals Stage [eventbrite / facebook]

Below is A MAP OF where all our 2025 venues are located!

We take great efforts every year to make sure our venues are in walking distance of one another. Because of this, ll of the main programming, including our host hotel, is within a 0.3 mile radius of one another. This is in order to help with the accessibility of getting around.

Our Finals Stage venue is the furthest away, but Finals (held once again at the First Congregational United Church of Christ) is only 0.5 mile away from the furthest venue (Powell’s), meaning our entire festival is a half mile radius.