Literary Arts

Portland Poets Amanda Cochran Helstrom-White and Curtis B. Whitecarroll

Portland is a great place for people to come into their own. The urban skyline,…

A Conversation with Portland Poet Walt Curtis and Singer/Songwriter Dusty Santamaria

It may seem that the unofficial Poet Laureate of Portland, Walt Curtis, has been overlooked.…

Portland Poet Tim Sproul

It takes a certain type of person to be a writer. Some people see numbers,…

A Conversation With Portland Writer Cari Luna, Winner Of The 2015 Ken Kesey Award For Fiction

A city is always in flux–decay and destruction makes way for repair and improvement. Just look…

Aural Fix: Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest takes her name from Shakespeare. It’s the storm, and it’s coming from a…

Portland Poet and Book Designer Drew Scott Swenhaugen

There’s a certain way that words pop off the cover and grab your attention when…

Portland poet Leah Noble Davidson

In a recent online list of recommended reading for the Cambridge Writers Workshop, Leah Noble…

Portland Poet Jeff Alessandrelli

Hailing from Reno Nevada, Jeff Alessandrelli spent much of his youth going to punk shows…

Interview With Portland Writer & Musician Nick Jaina

During a recent performance at Mississippi Studios, Nick reads a few lines from one of…

Portland Writer Lizzy Acker

Fearlessly unapologetic, Lizzy Acker sits across from me for a couple of cocktails at Church,…