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

Wednesday, June 24th

Guilder Coffee, inside Powell’s Books (1035 W Burnside St)

★ 6:00pm - 7:30pm – Welcome Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Julia Gaskill [eventbrite]

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Thursday, June 25th

Hyatt Centric, Pettygrove room (601 SW 11th Ave)

★ 9:00am - 10:00am – Yoga & Guided Meditation – hosted by Tomi Simmons [eventbrite]
★ 12:00pm - 1:00pm – Feel Good Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Grace Hoover [eventbrite]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – Haiku Death Match – hosted by Stephen Meads [eventbrite]

Writing Workshops (The Hyatt Centric)

★ 10:00am - 11:30am – “Freestyle Poetry & the Infinite Rough Draft” – hosted by Brennan DeFrisco [eventbrite]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – “If This Could Speak: Exploring Persona in Poetry” – hosted by Rieka Speaks [eventbrite]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “How To Spell Magic: A Guide to Poetry as Alchemy” – hosted by Ben Yisrael [eventbrite]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 11:00am – 12:00pm – Queer Poets Open Mic – hosted by KB [eventbrite]
★ 1:00pm - 2:00pm – AANHPI Poets Open Mic – hosted by Arttistry [eventbrite]
★ 3:00pm - 4:00pm – Invisible / Visible Disabilities Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Sam Brown [eventbrite]

Wanderlust Kitchen & Bar (601 SW 11th Ave)

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

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

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

Fortune Bar (614 SW 11th Ave)

★ 10:00pm - 12:00pm – Drag Me to the Mic – hosted by The Fates (associated with Drag Me To The Mic)

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Friday, JUNE 26th

Hyatt Centric, Pettygrove room (601 SW 11th Ave)

★ 9:00am - 10:00am – Vocal Warms Ups – hosted by Maestro DeSean [eventbrite]
★ 10:00am - 11:30am – Nerd Poetry Slam – hosted by Julia Gaskill [eventbrite]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – Poetry Team Showcase – hosted by Camille T. McDaniel [eventbrite]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – Compliment Death Match – hosted by R.F. Penn [eventbrite]

Writing Workshops (The Hyatt Centric)

★ 9:00am - 10:30am – “Refining With Grace” – hosted by Grace Hoover [eventbrite]
★ 11:00am - 12:30pm – “Make 'Em Read It Your Way” – hosted by Susanna & Wil Gibson [eventbrite]
★ 1:00pm - 2:30pm – “Mic Drop Ready: A Slam Poetry Intensive” – hosted by Lady K [eventbrite]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 11:00am – 12:00pm – Mental Health Poetry Open Mic – hosted by SamRay [eventbrite]
★ 1:00pm – 2:00pm – Liberation Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Ben Yisrael [eventbrite]
★ 2:30pm - 3:30pm – Black Poets Open Mic – hosted by Brianna Renae with The People’s Poets [eventbrite]

Wanderlust Kitchen & Bar (601 SW 11th Ave)

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

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

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

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Saturday, June 27th

Portland Center Stage (128 NW 11th Ave)

★ 9:00am - 1:00pm – Poetry Market [eventbrite]
★ 10:30am - 12:00pm – Youth Poetry Slam – hosted by b the poet [eventbrite / sign up form]

Hyatt Centric, Pettygrove room (601 SW 11th Ave)

★ 11:30am - 12:30pm – Group Piece Poetry Mic - hosted by Stephen Meads [eventbrite]
★ 1:30pm - 2:30pm – New Shit Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Jane Belinda [eventbrite]

Writing Workshops (The Hyatt Centric)

★ 11:00am - 12:30pm – “Creating Worlds of Joy” – hosted by Jarvis Subia [eventbrite]
★ 12:30pm - 2:00pm – “In The Patternmaster: An Afrofuturist Exploration Of Our Future” – hosted by Imani Sims [eventbrite]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “In Transforming Poems through Person, Case, & Time” – hosted by Christopher Clauss [eventbrite]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)

★ 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Latinx & Indigenous Poets Open Mic – hosted by the organizers of Boca Ardiente [eventbrite]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Trans & Nonbinary Poets Open Mic – hosted by Monarch [eventbrite]

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

★ 7:00pm - 9:30pm – Finals Stage – hosted by Stephen Meads [eventbrite]

Below is A MAP OF where all our 2026 venues are located!

We take great efforts every year to make sure our venues are in walking distance of one another. Because of this, all of the main programming, including our host hotel, is within a 0.4 mile radius of one another. This is in order to help with the accessibility of getting around, and hopefully the chance for folks to go car-free for the long weekend.

Our Finals Stage venue is the furthest away, but Finals (held once again at the First Congregational United Church of Christ) is only 0.6 mile away from the furthest venue (Portland Center Stage), meaning our entire festival is a half mile radius.

We do have one late night venue, Kelly’s Olympian, that is a bit further from things, but it’s also only a 0.4 mile distance from both preliminary slam venues, as well as the host hotel. (Kelly’s does not have an event listed above - you’ll just have to find out more about that event by word of mouth!)