Sharpening the Pen: Portland

Sharpening the Pen: Portland Sharpening the Pen: Portland! is a weekly community writing workshop, hosted by the Portland Poetry Writing is a skill set. Set fire to your own soul.

Inspiration is an anvil, shackled to your ankle as you strain against the riptide. Don't wait to be drowned in the deep water of your own thoughts. Only time and practice can improve upon your nascent beauty. Don't wait for a muse to set fire to your soul. Come write with us.

12/18/2014

Book Publisher - Portland, OR & San Diego, CA

07/21/2013

Doc Luben will be hosting the workshop tomorrow!!! See you there!

06/23/2013

Kari Schuhknecht will be hosting the workshop tonight! 6pm sharp!!

12/19/2012

Your favorite coffeeshop/venue/internet cafe has been told to get the money or get out. Help show the landlord that nothing else will do.

11/24/2012

PORTLAND POETRY SLAM PRESENTS: SHARPENING THE PEN TO A SAMURI F'ING EDGE with GREG GERDING of UNIVERSITY OF HELL PRESS!!!!!!! A 2 Week endeavor. Can't f'ing stand it.

08/09/2012

Also, you may have noticed that we have a group page, now. This makes it easier to tell you who's hosting and create an event (some of us are newer at the google box. Please feel free to remove yourself or add friends as you wish.

Also. Portland's poetry community is the best thing in my life. Thanks Portland Poetry Community. You rock.

08/09/2012

SECRET HOST?! Pshaw. Hot stuff for your brain this Sunday at Backspace. 6pm. ...May be the craziest workshop we've had yet. Bring a friend and your imagination

08/02/2012

SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAY! Backspace! 6PM! We're back with Leah Noble Davidson. As per our magical-realism kick, she's going to show us how we turn non-sense into genius. Invite your friends- it's going to be a blast.

07/25/2012

No workshop this Sunday, Folks, but feel free to come early and hob-nob with the poets. Next workshop: Sun. 8/5

In case you folks haven't seen this yet, last week our slam fund was stolen. This upcoming year we have a lot of great ...
06/03/2012

In case you folks haven't seen this yet, last week our slam fund was stolen. This upcoming year we have a lot of great plans to expand our current workshopping endeavors even further into the high schools, but much of that is contingent of what we had already fundraised. Please help if you can.

On May 27th, 2012, the Portland Poetry Slam was robbed. Please help raise back the funds and overcome the loss.

04/10/2012

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Portland, OR
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