Join us for our Open Mic hosted by Matthew Dickman on Saturday, June 21, from 5–7 PM.

We’re thrilled to welcome writer Alex Behr, who will kick off the evening by reading some of her latest work—then we’ll open the floor to YOU!

Here’s how it works:

Sign-up starts at 5 PM
14 available spots
Read ONE PAGE (poem, novel, essay - whatever you’re currently working on!)
You have 5 minutes to share, and your name will be drawn randomly.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Alex Behr is the author of Planet Grim: Stories (7.13 Books) and is currently working on a second collection slated for release in 2026. Her writing has been featured in Tin House, Salon, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Cleaver, Oregon Humanities, and Lumina, among others. She is also the co-author of the short fiction chapbook Cold Plum Wine (Picture Frame Press) and the author of the poetry chapbook Grief Stick (Picture Frame Press), now in its second printing. Her writing appears in Tin House, Salon, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Lumina, and Painted Bride Quarterly, among many others, and is featured in fine art and on podcasts.

Matthew Dickman is the author of Husbandry, Wonderland, Mayakovsky’s Revolver, and All-American Poem, winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize. His other honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Sarton Award for Poetry from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a father, teacher, and freelance creative living in Portland, Oregon