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Poetry and readings in Portland

19 events from Saturday, October 17 to Sunday, November 15, 2026. Busiest venues: Literary Arts, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Powell's City of Books.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Literature
2 PM

Rose City Stage Company Presents Persuasion - Day 1

Powell's City of Books · Pearl District
- Literature
Literature
6:30 PM

Kelly Grace Thomas in conversation with Joy Sullivan

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Literature
2 PM

Rose City Stage Company Presents Persuasion - Day 2

Powell's City of Books · Pearl District
- Literature

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

Literary Trivia Night: Ursula K. Le Guin Edition

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

Dear Blind Lady: Elsa Sjunneson

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature
Literature
7:30 PM

Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ayad Akhtar

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Literature
6 PM

What Is Yiddishkeit? With Danny Kraft

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Old Town
- Literature
$5
Literature
6:30 PM

ALTA BIPOC Translators Literary Caucus Reading

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Literature
6:30 PM

Ghostly Encounters: Open Mic

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Twice-Told Tales

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature
Literature
6:30 PM

BIPOC Reading Series - October

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature
Literature
7 PM

Oregon Book Awards Author Tour Albany: Witches and Mystery

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Hyphenated Stories: Exploring Mixed Jewish Identities With Be'chol Lashon

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Old Town
- Literature
$10
Literature
6 PM

Oregon Book Awards Author Tour Redmond: Halloween Inspired

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature
Literature
7:30 PM

Michael Lewis in conversation with David Shipley

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Friday, October 30, 2026

Literature
6 PM

Lit Mic presents: Murder in the Bookstore II

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Literature
7 PM

Oregon Jewish Voices 2026

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education · Old Town
- Literature
$10

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Literature
1 PM

The Hot Dog Cookbook Party with Farideh Sadeghin

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature
Literature
5 PM

Theodor Adorno: Minima Moralia

Literary Arts · Downtown
- Literature

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