Join us for Open Mic hosted by Matthew Dickman, Saturday, July 19 from 5–7 PM.

We’re thrilled to welcome writer Daniela Naomi Molnar 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!

Daniela Naomi Molnar is a poet, artist, and writer who works with color, water, language, and place. Her most recent book of poetry, Chorus, was selected by Kazim Ali as the winner of the Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Prize and won the 2024 Oregon Book Award. Her second book, PROTOCOLS: An Erasure, is published by Ayin Press (June 24, 2025).

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