Literary Death Match Throws Down in Portland

Portland’s art calender is filled with poetry readings.  From Port Veritas to Rhythmic Cypher, Portlandites can get their poetry fix a few nights a week.  But what about us prose guys?  Those of us who write and read in lines that wrap around the far edge of the page? You’re right, we have Word Portland.  …

Word Portland: Come for a Pint, Stay for the Words

Literary readings can be sad affairs.  At their worst, they’re either quiet and bleached, the audience members every so often making an “Mmmm” sound at appropriate times when an image or phrase brings a slight tremor to their soul.  Or, they too often exist at the other end of the literary reading spectrum where audience …