Slamlandia

09/15/2026

This Thursday, come on out for Slamlandia ft. Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez (), hosted at Literary Arts. Sign ups for our poetry open mic and poetry slam start at 6:30pm, show begins at 7:00pm. Readers will be determined by a randomized lottery. We hope to see y’all at Slamlandia this Thursday, September 25th! www.eventbrite.com/e/slamlandia-ft-q-john-francis-quinonez-tickets-1999134275433

09/14/2026

We’re so excited for Slamlandia ft. this upcoming Thursday at Literary Arts (www.eventbrite.com/e/slamlandia-ft-q-john-francis-quinonez-tickets-1999134275433)! Here’s what you need to know about our September 25th feature:

Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez (They/Them) is a Desert Flower & Current Resident of Providence, RI/ a Q***r Writer & Multimedia Artist/ Maker of ice creams at Big Feeling Ice Cream/ Events Guardian at Lost Bag and The Middle Distance Touring/ Board Member of Q***r.Archive.Work. & Binch Press/ has a collection of Poems with Write Bloody Publishing (‘22) entitled Keep Your Little Lights Alive (Poems After Kate Bush’s "Hounds of Love" & Others)/ is thinking a lot about Emerging. Find more about them on Instagram and at www.johnfrancisquinonez.com

09/13/2026

This Thursday!!

Come out for a poetry open mic + poetry slam at Literary Arts in Portland, OR with a feature from Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez!

09/12/2026

Tickets for this month’s The Breathe Building poetry open mic + slam are now available for purchase. This show will have a feature from Bboy Cabi! We’ll see y’all at Atrium on Friday, September 25th, for a fabulous night of poems! https://momence.com/27919/upcoming-events/143098162

09/11/2026

Slamlandia is back next Thursday, September 17th, at Literary Arts with a poetry open mic and poetry slam, plus a feature from Q (John-Francis) Quiñonez. 10 slots in the open mic and 10 slots in the slam (a randomized lottery will determine the readers in each). Sign ups start at 6:30pm, show begins at 7:00pm. Free admission, show is all ages. We look forward to seeing y'all there! www.eventbrite.com/e/slamlandia-ft-q-john-francis-quinonez-tickets-1999134275433

09/05/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Guilder show on Thursday! A huge thank you to Jamae Ann Sabangan (she / siya) for her beautiful feature set. Thanks to all the poets in the open mic, and a humungous thank you to Guilder Coffee Company for hosting our mic! (sorry for the lack of pictures this month, didn’t have the best angle for photos!)

We will see you all next on September 17th at Literary Arts for a poetry open mic + poetry slam.

09/03/2026

Today! Slamlandia's Poetry Open Mic ft. Jamae will be in person at Guilder inside of the downtown Powell's. Sign ups for the poetry open mic will start at 6:00pm and the show will start at 6:30pm. Readers go up in the order they signed up. $5 suggested donation, all ages welcome. See you later for Slamlandia! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slamlandia-poetry-open-mic-ft-jamae-tickets-1998407869734

09/03/2026

Tomorrow!!

Come out for a poetry open mic at Guilder Coffee (inside of the downtown Powell's Books) with a featured reading from Jamae!

09/02/2026

Here's the September calendar of poetry shows in / around Portland, OR. You’ll find the names of readings, their handles, locations, times, and what all these events entail.

(Important notes: Boca Ardiente and The People's Poets are on hiatus at this time)

++ Thursday, September 3rd: Slamlandia - Guilder, 6:30pm - poetry open mic

++ Monday, September 7th: The Last Stand - Wildwood Saloon, 8pm - poetry open mic

++ Thursday, September 10th: Constellation Reading Series - Bishop & Wilde, 7pm - showcased literary reading

++ Thursday, September 10th: Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic - Art At The Cave (WA), 7pm - poetry open mic

++ Friday, September 11th: Portland Lit Mic - Rose City Book Pub, 7pm - lit open mic

++ Friday, September 12th: Three Starlings Open Mic - Chill Chill Chill, 3pm - poetry open mic

++ Monday, September 14th - Living Room Mic - Covert Cafe, 7pm - poetry open mic

++ Tuesday, September 15th: Alano Club Community Reading Series - Bishop & Wilde, 6pm - lit open mic

++ Thursday, September 17th: Slamlandia - Literary Arts, 7pm - poetry open mic & poetry slam

++ Friday, September 18th: Moment of Truth - L'Atelier Yaffe, 7pm - poetry open mic

++ Sunday, September 20th: Sundays on the Avenue - St. Ignatius Church, 4pm - poetry open mic

++ Monday, September 21st: In Memory Reading Series - Hawthorne Hideaway, 7pm - poetry open mic

++ Wednesday, September 23rd: Poetry Street PNW - Camus Public Library (WA), 6:30pm - poetry open mic

++ Wednesday, September 23rd: Q***r Poetry Takeover - Always Here Books, 7pm – q***r poetry open mic

++ Friday, September 25th: Slamlandia - The Breathe Building, 7:30pm - poetry slam

++ Sunday, September 27th: Humble Poets Open Mic - The Stacks Coffeehouse, 4pm - poetry open mic

09/01/2026

This Thursday, come on out for an in person poetry open mic with a feature from Jamae, hosted at Guilder. Sign ups start at 6:00pm, show will begin at 6:30pm. Suggested $5 donation, all ages welcome. We hope to see y’all at Slamlandia's Poetry Open Mic on September 3rd! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slamlandia-poetry-open-mic-ft-jamae-tickets-1998407869734