May 24, 2016
Document Poetry Press Week June 17-18, 2016
We’re excited to announce a new addition to our Poetry Press Week show this June. For the first time, we’re sectioning off a media bay for members of the press.
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April 21, 2016
Everything You Need to Know About the O, Miami Poetry Festival
Ocean Drive interviewed P. Scott Cunningham, founder of the O, Miami Poetry Festival about all the unmissable events happening throughout Miami during National Poetry Month.
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July 3, 2015
Poetry Press Week on the Backwords Press Blog, Spring 2015
Our friends at Backwords Press and Blog are “in the business of reinventing the way people encounter poems and prose by printing original work on the backs of t-shirts.” They, like us, aim to change the way poetry is presented and perceived in the cultural consciousness.
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July 3, 2015
Portland Mercury’s BLOGTOWN, Spring 2015
The Portland Mercury has noted our efforts since our first packed-out show at Literary Arts in 2013.
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December 10, 2014
Poetry Press Week in the Oregonian, Fall 2014
Cornelia Seigneur’s Oregonian preview of our Fall 2014 show reminded readers of Founder Liz Mehl’s purpose in creating Poetry Press Week: “Poets push to keep language alive. They are not only the keepers of language, but they are the avant-garde of language. Historically, poetry was in the forefront of culture. We’d like to reestablish its prominence in everyday life.”
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December 12, 2013
Poetry Press Week in Poetry Northwest, Fall 2013
“Poetry Press Week did not last for a week. Nor did it showcase presses.” Carrie Kahler’s write-up in Poetry Northwest dispels these and other myths and anticipates more after our debut season at Literary Arts in 2013.
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November 20, 2013
Portland Mercury’s BLOGTOWN, Fall 2013
From Thomas Ross’s observations of our debut show at Literary Arts: “To see poetry pulled apart. . .was one of the great benefits of this strange format. . . . Rubbing elbows with publishers, editors, fans, and readers is always fun, but it’s all the more fun to exchange jaw-dropped looks and mouth the words “Holy Shit” to someone you’ve just met. If Mehl and Rigamonti can keep the poets at this caliber and the audience this rapt, they’ve got the makings of a brilliant new kind of poetry event.”
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November 10, 2013
Poetry Press Week in Portland Monthly, Fall 2013
Kristin Leigh in Portland Monthly said of our 2013 debut show: “The audience filed out of Literary Arts . . .into the chilly November night a little shaken and fully inspired. To say that the energy of the first Portland Poetry Press Week breathed air into a tired format doesn’t quite do it justice. What I witnessed Thursday night kicked the stale, awkward poet–at–the–mike’s ass.”
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