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Queer Poetry Takeover Open Mic
About the event
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories while making space for community, furthering a historic tradition of queer bookstores, and serving as a third space for queer and trans people in the service of the liberatory power of community.
Sign-ups 6:30 p.m. Mic w/ feature 7:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation/ AF (Give As You're Able, Friends) Paypal: @queerpdxpressions Hosted by Given @givenqdaviswrites with a featured poet every month
As always, events are sober, sensory-friendly, and masks are required. Testing is highly encouraged prior to attending. (You can pick up a test from Always Here Bookstore for free)
About the venue
Always Here Bookstore is an LGBTQ+ bookshop on North Williams Avenue in Portland's Boise-Eliot neighbourhood, the busy strip of restaurants and shops in North Portland. The shelves focus on queer and trans fiction, memoir, history and poetry, alongside cards and small gifts…
“A great little book store run by gay people for gay people and the broader community. Support local merchants.” — Jeff Stookey, Google
“Resistance forward bookstore, requires masking and has community resources available 10/10” — Whitney Clark, Google
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