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Slamlandia
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month, on the third Thursday (although this month is an exception, meeting on the fourth Thursday!). This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safe space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in community.
Slamlandia is hosted by Julia Gaskill. For the month of June, Camille McDaniel will be guest hosting.
The featured poet for June is Joshua Merritt.
Camille McDaniel
Camille McDaniel is a Portland, Oregon-based poet, book editor, and fiber artist. Her poetry has been published in Black Fox Literary Magazine, Currency, Sundress Publications and more. In 2023, she received nominations for the Pushcart Prize and Best New Poets Anthology. Her debut book—Blood, Skin, and Water—is available online through World Stage Press and at Broadway Books in Portland.
Joshua Merritt
Joshua Merritt is a nonbinary poet who lives in Portland, Oregon. Their new chapbooks, titled Pass Through and Modern Myth, traverse years of self discovery, queer becoming, religious deconstruction, and personal loss and triumph. Joshua was most recently a part of the Portland Poetry Slam 2024 team, and performed at the 2024 Bigfoot Regional Poetry Festival. They can be found writing and performing poetry in the Portland poetry scene and in their garden figuring out how to grow food.
