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Slamlandia

Thu, January 15 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PST
716 SE Grand Ave Portland, OR 97214

Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month at Literary Arts, on the third 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.

Hosted by Julia Gaskill. January’s featured poet is Harper Morgan.

Julia Gaskill

Julia Gaskill

Julia Gaskill (she/her) has competed multiple times on national stages and toured with her poetry across North America. Her work has been published through Vagabond City Lit, Nailed Magazine, Knight’s Library Magazine, and more, and her poems have been featured on the YouTube channels SlamFind, Write About Now, and Button Poetry. She was included in the anthologies In Absentia in 2020 and Excelsior! in 2022. Julia is the author of four chapbooks, runs the mic Slamlandia, co-created the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, and is the creator of the spoken word album, Stouthearted Bitch. Her debut full length collection, weirdo, is out now from Game Over Books. It goes without saying, she loves Muppets more than you. Find out more about Julia at @geekgirlgrownup on Twitter and Instagram or at juliagaskill.com.

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Harper Morgan

Harper Morgan

Harper Morgan is a queer writer, artist, and animal lover born and raised in the PNW. They hold degrees in creative and environmental writing, which they use to be loud about their feelings and the climate crisis. Harper has competed in slams at both the regional and national level, and their poetry team made it to finals at Midwest Mashup in Minneapolis in 2025. Their work has been published online and in print by BarBar, Cathexis Northwest, Pork Belly Press, Milk Press, and other journals. When they're not writing, Harper can be found playing Silksong, listening to Taylor Swift, or talking about whales. They live in Portland with their partners and their furry children.
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