2024 Bigfoot Poetry Festival Schedule

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

Wednesday, June 12th

Guilder Cafe, inside Powell’s Books (1005 W Burnside St)
★ 6:00pm - 7:30pm – Welcome Poetry Open Mic – hosted by Julia Gaskill & Jane Belinda [eventbrite / facebook]

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Thursday, June 13th

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)
★ 8:30am - 9:30am – Guided Meditation + Yoga – hosted by Tomi Simmons [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 10:00am - 11:00am – Persona Poems Mic – hosted by Tomi Simmons [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:00pm - 1:00pm – Liberation Poetry Mic – hosted by Alone ft. Company [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – Haiku Death Match! – hosted by Ember Matthews [eventbrite / facebook]

The Woodlark Hotel, Meadow room (813 SW Alder St)
★ 10:00am - 11:30am – “The Body as a Tool” - workshop led by Evris Oake - [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “Make It Gay: Tropes & Cliches” - workshop led by Rylan Scott Keeling - [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)
★ 11:00am – 12:00pm – AANHPI Poets Mic – hosted by Christopher Diaz [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:00pm - 2:00pm – Invisible / Visible Disabilities Mic – hosted by Cylie Naylor [eventbrite / facebook]

Literary Arts (925 SW Washington St)
★ 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]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 1 Bout [eventbrite / facebook]

Moxy (585 SW 10th Ave)
★ 9:30pm - 11:00pm – Feel Good Mic – hosted by Cynthia French & Adriana Rameriz
★ 11:00pm - 12:00am – Erotica Open Mic – hosted by Devin Devine

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Friday, June 14th

The Woodlark Hotel, Grove room (813 SW Alder St)
★ 8:00am - 9:30am – Guided Meditation + Journaling – hosted by Hayli Nicole [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 10:00am - 11:00am – Slam Family Map – hosted by Jane Belinda [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – Nerd Poetry Slam – hosted by Stephen Meads & Julia Gaskill [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 3:00pm - 4:00pm – Wide Open Mic – hosted by Adam Barentine [eventbrite / facebook]

The Woodlark Hotel, Meadow room (813 SW Alder St)
★ 10:00am - 11:30am – “Chaos As Craft” - workshop led by Brennan DeFrisco [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 12:00pm - 1:30pm – “Energy Skills For Poets” - workshop led by Cheryl Maddalena [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:30pm – “Ethically Writing About Yourself” - workshop led by Nisha Patel [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)
★ 11:00am – 12:00pm – Mental Health Mic – hosted by Poets Underground [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:30pm - 2:30pm – Black Poets Mic – hosted by Camille McDaniel [eventbrite / facebook]

The Clyde Hotel Portland (1022 SW Harvey Milk St) — Formally the Ace Hotel
★ 2:30pm - 4:00pm – Poetry Team Showcase – hosted by Brianna Renae [eventbrite / facebook]

Literary Arts (925 SW Washington St)
★ 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]
★ 7:00pm - 9:00pm – Late Bout, Night 2 Bout [eventbrite / facebook]

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Saturday, June 15th

Literary Arts, performance space (925 SW Washington St)
★ 8:00am - 12:00pm – Meet & Mingle / Poetry Market [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 1:00pm - 2:30pm – Youth Poetry Slam – hosted by Brennan DeFrisco [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 4:00pm - 5:00pm – New Shit Mic – hosted by Stephen Meads [eventbrite / facebook]

Literary Arts, board room (925 SW Washington St)
★ 12:30pm - 2:00pm – “So You Want to be a Writer?” - workshop led by Poets Underground [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:00pm - 3:00pm – “From Trauma to Triumph” - workshop led by Alone ft. Company [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 3:30pm - 5:00pm – “Catharsis and Revenge Poetry” - workshop led by Papasquatch (Eric Fair-Layman) [eventbrite / facebook]

Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave)
★ 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Latinx & Indigenous Poets Mic – hosted by Susanna Gibson [eventbrite / facebook]
★ 2:30pm - 4:00pm – Queer Poets Mic – hosted by Raina Funston & Jae Nichelle [eventbrite / facebook]

First Congregational United Church of Christ (1126 SW Park Ave)
★ 7:00pm - 9:30pm – Finals Stage [eventbrite / facebook]

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Here is the map of where all our programming venues are located!

We took great efforts to make sure everything is in walking distance - all of these venue are within a 0.3 mile radius of one another, in order to help with accessibility of getting around.

Our venue for the Finals Stage is the furthest away from all our venues, but even our Finals is in walking distance. Finals Stage (First Congregational United Church of Christ) is only 0.7 mile away from the further venue (Powell’s City of Books).

Contact the Bigfoot Regional team at:  bigfootregional@gmail.com

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