Schedule
January 26, 2025
4:00PM
Humble Poets Reading Series
Featured Poet
The Stacks Coffee House
1831 N. Killingsworth St.
Portland, Oregon
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November 23, 2024
7:00PM
Mortality Poems Anthology
Featured Reader
Coffee & Books
1755 SW Jefferson St.
Portland, Oregon
October 16, 2024
6:00PM
WINDFALL Reading Series
Featured Poet
Downtown Eugene Public Library
Eugene, Oregon
October 12, 2024
5:00PM
David Greenidge Pastor Appreciation
Featured Poet
Tigard Covenant Church
Tigard, Oregon
October 4-5, 2024
All Day
Oregon Poetry Association Conference
Workshop Presenter
Performance Poetry: Practical Tip from a Performance Poet
Agate Beach Inn
Newport, Oregon
September 19, 2024
7:00PM
E. D. Mondaine Podcast
Featured Poet
Portland, Oregon
September 7, 2024
Day Event
The Rendezvous Art Celebration
Featured Poet
Sheridan, Oregon
August 10, 2024
Noon
Washougal Arts Festival
Featured Poet
Washougal City Square
Washougal, Washington
August 3, 2024
9:00AM
Poetry Street, Pacific Northwest
Featured Poet
Revolution Hall
1300 SE Stark St.
Portland, Oregon
July 6, 2024
10:00AM
Poetry On My Patio #2
Private Reading
Host
Poet Wheatfall's Home
Portland, Oregon
July 5, 2024
5:15PM
First Friday in Vancouver
Featured Poet
the Old Library
1007 East Mill Plain Blvd
Vancouver, Washington
June 29, 2024
10:00AM
Poetry On My Patio #1
Private Reading
Host
Poet Wheatfall’s Home
Portland, Oregon
June 15, 2024
2:00PM
Oregon City Juneteenth Celebration
Featured Poet
Oregon City Public Library
606 John Adams St.
Oregon City, Oregon
June 1, 2024
2:00PM
Cledie Woods
100th Year Birthday
Featured Poet
Self Enhancement Inc.
3920 N. Kirby Ave.
Portland, Oregon
June 1, 2024
10:00AM
Reflection Coffee Shop Reunion
Featured Poet
Dismantle Change Build Center
14 NE Killingsworth St.
Portland, Oregon
May 19, 2024
7:00PM
Spike Lee’s Malcolm X Movie Screening
Featured Special Guest Poet
the Tomorrow Theater
3530 SE Division St.
Portland, Oregon
May 18, 2024
Compose Creative Writing Conference
Workshop Presenter
Clackamas Community College
Clackamas, Oregon
April 27, 2024
4:00PM
Oregon City Writers Group
Featured Poet
Oregon City Public Library
606 John Adams St.
Oregon City, Oregon
April 24, 2024
1:30PM
Oregon Library Association Conference
Poet Participant
Salem, Oregon Convention Center
April 21, 2024
4:00PM
Oregon Poetry Association Reading
Featured Poet
Propulsion Zone
818 SW First Street
Portland, Oregon
April 13, 2024
9:00AM
Terroir Writing Conference
Workshop Presenter
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan St.
Newberg, Oregon
March 19, 2024
5:00PM
The (William) Stafford Challenge
Featured Poet
Zoom
March 10, 2024
1:00PM
A Celebration of Poetry
Guest Poet/Speaker
Magenta Theater
1108 Main St
Vancouver, Washington
February 28, 2024
5:30PM
MLK Community Celebration
Featured Poet
Lake Oswego Public Library
706 Fourth Street
Lake Oswego, Oregon
February 24, 2024
4:00PM
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Black History Month Celebration
Featured Poet
Ledding Library
10660 SE 21st Ave.
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 18, 2024
2:00PM
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
MLK Drum Major Service
Featured Piet
Vancouver Avenue Fist Baptist Church
3138 N Vancouver Avenue
Portland, Oregon
February 14, 2024
12:30PM
Gray Panthers Organization
4 Days of Love and Healing
Featured Poet
Portland Building
Room 201
1120 SW 5th Street
Portland, Oregon
February 10, 2024
6:00PM
Restoration Community Outreach
Couples Valentine’s Dinner
Featured Poet
Old Spaghetti Factory
730 SE 160th Ave.
Vancouver, Washington
February 10, 2024
1:00PM
Askari Tribute
Featured Poet
Lloyd Center
2201 Lloyd Center
Portland, Oregon
January 24, 2024
6:00PM
Poetry Street PNW
Featured Poet
Camas Public Library
625 NE 4th Ave.
Camas, Washington 98607
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December 30, 2023
3:00PM
The Peterson’s Private House Party
Featured Poet
The Peterson’s Home
Portland, Oregon
December 14, 2023
6:00PM
Red Shoe Press Poetry Reading
emcee
Rose City Book Pub
Portland, Oregon
December 5, 2023
5:00PM
Street Books Fundraiser
Featured Poet
Up Up Books
1211 SE Start Street
Portland, Oregon
December 2, 2023
4:00PM
Jayanthi Raman SAMATVAA
Celebrating Equity: Dance, Music, and Poetry
Featured Poet
Hidden Creek Community Center
5100 NE Hidden Creek Dr.
Hillsboro, Oregon
November 28, 2023
6:00PM
Head for the Hills Reading Series
Featured Poet
Multnomah Public Library
Hillsdale Branch
Portland, Oregon
November 21, 2023
5:30PM
A Poetry Reading by Emmett Wheatfall
Guest Poet
Christopher Luna
Vancouver, Washington Poet Laureate Emerita
Lake Oswego Public Library
Lake Oswego, Oregon
November 15, 2023
8:00AM
TEDx
Featured Poet
Magenta Theater Company
1108 Main St.
Vancouver, Washington
November 3, 2023
7:00PM
2023 ROCC Men’s Conference
Guest Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Restoration Community Outreach Center
Portland
October 21, 2023
4:00PM
Jayanthi Raman
Conversations and Community Connections:
Celebrating Equity Interactions Panel Discussion
Guest Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Portland Building
Portland, Oregon
October 20, 2023
6:00PM
Poet Robert Lashley Reading
Guest Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Up Up Books
Portland, Oregon
October 20, 2023
4:00PM
Jayanthi Raman
Conversations and Community Connections:
Celebrating Equity Interactions Panel Discussion
Guest Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Washington County Auditorium
Hillsboro, Oregon
October 14, 2023
3:00PM
Jayanthi Raman
Conversations and Community Connections:
Celebrating Equity Interactions Panel Discussion
Guest Poet with Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita
Paulann Petersen
Oregon Historical Society
Portland, Oregon
October 12, 2023
10:30AM
Teach 4th Grade Class Poetry
Guest Poet
Park Academy
Lake Oswego, Oregon
September 28, 2023
7:00PM
Gobshite Quarterly 20th Year Anniversary
Featured Poet
Mother Foucault's Bookstore
Portland, Oregon
August 11, 2023
6:00PM
Blackburn & Duthie
Guest Poet
Wilfs Restaurant & Jazz Barr at Union Station
August 8, 2023
8:00PM
Virtual March to Washington D.C.
Featured Poet & Guest
KBOO Radio FM 90.7
Portland, Oregon
August 4, 2023
6:30PM
Featured Poet in Concert with
Accordianist:
Mark Greathouse
July 10, 2023
7:00PM
Poetry on the Lawn
Featured Poet
Our Saviors Lutheran Church
Salem, Oregon
June 25, 2023
2:00PM
Oregon Poets Celebrate
the Artwork of Kay Levine
Featured Poet
Powells Bookstore
Portland, Oregon
June 17, 2023
2:00PM
Oregon City Juneteenth Celebration
Featured Poet
Oregon City Library
Oregon City
June 9, 2023
7:00PM
Blackburn & Duthie
Guest Poet
WILFs Restaurant & Jazz Bar at Union Station
Portland, Oregon
May 20, 2023
9:00AM
The Healthy Man Conference
Featured Poet
Life Change Church
Portland, Oregon
May 13, 2023
6:00PM
Ebony and Ivory
Poetry Reading at Elmer's Restaurant
Featured Poets
Emmett Wheatfall
Marc Janssen
Elmer's Restaurant
1933 NE 181st Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97230
April 15, 2023
6:30PM
Artichoke Music Fundraise
Featured Poet
Artichoke Music
Portland, Oregon
April 14, 2023
7:00PM
Quaker Voluntary Services Fundraiser
Featured Poet
Reedwood Friends Church
Portland, Oregon
March 25, 2023
2:00PM
Joe Soldati Celebration of Life
Featured Poet
St. Johns Episcopal Church
Milwaukie, Oregon
March 5, 2023
3:00PM
Al-Mutannabi Bi-lingual Reading
Featured Poet
Leading Library
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 12, 2023
7:00PM
The Studio Series
Featured Poet
Ross Island Grocery & Cafe
Portland, Oregon
February 9, 2023
6:00PM
Poetry Night
Featured Poet
McMinnville Public Library
McMinnville, Oregon
January 5, 2023
7:00PM
Salem Poetry Project
Featured Poet
Bush Barn Annex
Salem, Oregon
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December 17, 2022
1:00PM - 3:00PM
ACT-SO NAACP Vancouver
Poetry Workshop
Workshop Presenter
Bridgeview Resource Center
Vancouver, Washington
December 10, 2022
4:00PM
Poeming Pigeon Book Launch
Featured Poet
Zoom
October 26, 2022
5:30PM
Lake Oswego Library Reading
Featuring Poets
John Sibiley Williams & Emmett Wheatfall
Lake Oswego Library
October 23, 2022
6:00PM
An Evening of Poetry
With Emmett Wheatfall
Marylhurst University
17600 Pacific Highway (HWY 43)
Lake Oswego
September 12, 2022
5PM
Keaton Otis Memorial Art Unveiling
Featured Poet
NE 6th & Halsey
Portland, Oregon
September 10, 2022
1:45PM
Vancouver Peace & Justice Event
Featured Poet
605 Esther St.
Vancouver, Washington
September 2, 2022
7:00PM
Featuring Poets
John Sibley Williams & Emmett Wheatfall
Birdhouse Books
1001 Main St.
Vancouver, Washing 98660
August 27, 2022
4:00Pm
Natya Dance Academy Presents
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of
Janani & Nilani
Mahe Swaran
Featured Poet
Sherwood Performing Arts Center
Sherwood, Oregon
August 27, 2022
11:00AM
Featuring Poets
John Sibley Williams & Emmett Wheatfall
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
645 NW Monroe Ave.
Corvallis, Oregon
July 8, 2022
6:30PM
Tribute to Black American Poets
Featured Poet
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Zoom
June 19, 2022
2:00PM
Oregon City
Juneteenth Celebration
Featured Poet
Oregon City Library
Oregon City, Oregon
June 18, 2022
8:00PM
Eldon T. Jones & LaRhonda Steele
Juneteenth Celebration Concert
Duet with LaRhonda Steele
Alberta Rose Theater
Portland, Oregon
June 16, 2022
3:30PM
Oregon Judicial Department
Juneteenth Event
Featured Poet
WebEx
May 31, 2022
7:00PM
Head for Hills
Ekphrastic Reading
Featured Poet
Zoom
May 20, 2022
7:00PM
Gobshite Quarterly
Featured Poet
Rose City Book Pub
Portland, Oregon
April 30, 2022
All Day
NAACP ACT-SO Contest
Featured Judge
Clark Community College
Vancouver, Washington
April 4, 2022
6:00PM
Lift Every Voice Oregon Benefit
Featured Poet
Augustana Lutheran Church
Portland, Oregon
March 29, 2022
6:00PM
World Central Kitchen - Jose Andres
Fundraiser for Ukraine
Featured Poet
Augustana Lutheran Church
Portland, Oregon
March 27, 2022
4:00PM
Oregon Poetry Association (OPA)
Ukraine Poetry Open Mic
Initiator
Zoom Video Gathering
March 22, 2022
2:00PM
Talking Earth - KBOO Radio
Poetry Recording
Portland, Oregon
March 13, 2022
11:00AM
Lower Columbia Quakers
Featured Poet
Zoom
March 5, 2022
2:00PM
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Al-Murannabi Bilingual Reading
Featured Poet
Zoom
February 10, 2022
7:00PM
Canyon Poets Reading Series
Seattle, Washington
Featured Poet
Zoom
January 25, 2022
7:00PM
Head for the Hills
Poetry Reading Series
Featured Poet
Zoom
January 19, 2022
7:00PM
Lake Oswego, Oregon Library
William Stafford Birthday Celebration
Featured Poet
Zoom
January 17, 2022
2:00PM
MLK Birthday Poetry Open Mic
Host Poet
Zoom
January 14, 2022
6:00PM
MLK Shabbat Service
Congregation Beth Israel
Featured Poet
Virtual
January 13, 2022
7:00PM
Art At The Cave Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Art At The Cave
108 E. Evergreen Vancouver, Washington
January 9, 2022
2:00PM
Staged Play Reading Performance
The Enemy of the People
Featured Reader
Portland Center Stage at the Amory
Zoom Virtual Reading
January 9, 2022
10:00AM
Gospel Brunch
With Vocalist LaRhonda Steele
Featured Poet
Portland Art Musuem
Portland, Oregon
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October 20, 2021
7:00PM
CCNJ Holy Convocation
Church of God in Christ
Featured Poet
Sheridan Hotel Airport Way
Portland, Oregon
October 10, 2021
6:00PM
Franciscan Spiritual Center
Poetry Reading
Host & Featured Poet
Virtual
October 9, 2021
9:00AM
Oregon Poetry Association Conference
Keynote Speaker
Virtual
September 19, 2021
4:00PM
Building Peaceful Communities
Commissioned Poem by Emmett Wheatfall
Virtual
Westside Ultraviolet Convenors
September 28, 2021
Noon
Soul 2 Soul
Community Event
Featured Poet
Regal Lloyd Center and IMAX
July 14, 2021
6:30PM
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Featured Poet
Willamette Falls Media Center
Youtube Live Stream
July 10, 2021
11:30AM
Gloria McMurtry and O.B. Hill
Birthday Celebration
Featured Poet
Green Anchor Park
Portland, Oregon
June 24, 2021
8:00AM
Soul Restoration Project
Featured Poet
Hosted by Portland Jazz Musician
Darrell Grant
Live Streamed
Portland, Oregon
June 19, 2021
4:00PM
Milwaukie, Oregon Juneteenth Celebration
Featured Poet
Milwaukie Bay Front Park
Milwaukie, Oregon
June 19, 2021
2:00PM
Oregon City Juneteenth Celebration
Featured Poet
Oregon City Library
Oregon City, Oregon
June 19, 2021
No Time
Juneteenth Celebration
Featured by Video Presentation
Oregon State Penitentiary (Men's)
Salem, Oregon
May 12, 2021
6:00PM
Keaton Otis Memorial
Featured Poet
Zoom Video Gathering
May 10, 2021
7:00PM
Speak Your Piece
Video - A Crime Against Sanity
Produced by Emmett Wheatfall and Paul Fishman
Featuring Poet Emmett Wheatfall
NAMI of Portland, Oregon
Zoomcast
April 25, 2021
7:00PM
An Evening of Poetry:
The World We Live In
for the
Franciscan Spiritual Center
Featured Poets
Paulann Petersen -
(Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita)
Lex Runciman
Emmett Wheatfall
Zoomcast
March 28, 2021
7:00PM
A Celebration of Women
National Women's History Month
Featured Women
Sherry Fishman
Joni Kimoto
Joann Boswell
Lindy Fisker
Penelope Schott
Leann Johnson
Charlene Zidell
Zoomcast
February 28, 2021
7:00PM
A Celebration of Black Poetic Voices
Black History Month
Featuring:
Paulann Petersen, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita
Christopher Luna, Vancouver, Washington Poet Laureate
Emmett Wheatfall, Poet
Zoomcast
January 15, 2021
6:00PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Host
Congregation Beth Israel
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Zoomcast
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December 13, 2020
6:00PM
Virtual Hanukkah Party
Hosted by Mark & Randie Peterson
Featured Poet
Zoom Gathering
November 29, 2020
4:30PM
River Road Reading Series
Featured Poet
Zoom Gathering
November 12, 2020
7:00PM
Salem Poetry Project
Featured Poet
Zoom Gathering
October 11, 2020
7:00PM
An Evening of Poetry
with Emmett Wheatfall and Friends
Featured Poet
Zoom Gathering
September 20, 2020
6:00PM
Hallowed Ground
Feature Lyrical Poet
Parking Lot
Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
Portland, Oregon
August 28, 2020
Noon
PDX March on Washington
Featured Poet
Revolutionary Hall
Portland, Oregon
August 15, 2020
1:00PM
Black/Brown Bodies Exhibition & Celebration
Featured Poet
Irvington Park
Portland, Oregon
July 26, 2020
4:30PM
River Road Reading Poetic Inspiration
Featured Poet
Zoom Video Conference
Zoom Gathering
July 2, 2020
8:30PM
KBOO FM 90.7 MHz
Featured Poet
Ratio Reading
KBOO FM 90.7 MHz
Portland, Oregon
June 27, 2020
12:30PM
Black Lives Matter Rally
Featured Poet
State Capitol (steps)
State of Oregon
June 20, 2020
7:00PM
Joan Boswell Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Rose City Book Pub
Portland, Oregon
June 19, 2020
5:00PM
Oregon City United Rally
Featured Poet
Oregon City Library
Oregon City
May 29, 2020
11:30AM
A Eulogy for Black America
Featured Poet
Terry Schrunk Plaza
Portland, Oregon
May 24, 2020
7:00PM
Love Poems In A Time Of COVID1-19
Featured Poet
Zoom Gathering
March 7, 2020
2:00PM
Al-Mutannabi Street Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Ledding Library
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 27, 2020
11:30AM
Black History Month Celebration
Featured Poet
Albertina Kerr
Portland, Oregon
February 21, 2020
7:00PM
Silverton Poetry Association Festival
Featured Poet
Frank Lloyd Wright Garden House
Silverton, Oregon
February 21. 2020
9:30AM
Poet Laureate Nominations Committee Meeting
Selection Committee Member
Oregon Humanities
921 SW Washington St. Suite 150
Portland, Oregon
February 20, 2020
5:00PM
Portland State Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Portland State University (KPSU Space)
Portland, Oregon
February 13, 2020
7:00PM
Thurman Documentary
Featured Poet & Facilitator
Franciscan Spiritual Center
2512 SE Monroe St.
Portland, Oregon 97222
February 2, 2020
4:00PM
The Voice of Empathy
Featured Poet
TheTinyTheater
3306 SE 65th Ave
Portland, Oregon
January 23, 2020
7:00PM
Our Scarlet Blue Wounds
Reading & Book Signing
Featured Poet & Author
Annie Bloom's Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, Oregon
January 21, 2020
7:00PM
William Stafford Reading
Featured Poet
Lake Oswego Library
Lake Oswego, Oregon
January 20, 2020
5:00PM
35th Anniversary
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Keep Alive The Dream”
Featured Poet
Highland UCC
7600 NE Glisan Street
Porland, Orego
January 19, 2020
4:30PM
St James Lutheran Church
Featured Poet
1315 SW Park Ave.
Portland, Oregon
January 18, 2019
8:00PM
The Book of Bob
Comedy Show
Featured Poet
Artichoke Music
Portland, Oregon
January 9, 2020
7:00PM
Get Vulnerable
Take No Shit Show
Feature
4107 SE Harrison St.
Milwaukie, Oregon
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December 22, 2019
4:00PM
Mark & Randie Peterson
Open House Hanukkah Celebration
Featured Poet
Portland, Oregon
December 16, 2019
8:00PM
9th Annual Pain Christmas Bash
Featured Lyrical Poet
Impromptu Perfromance
The Pain Home
Washougal, Washington
November 21, 2019
6:30PM
The Blackonteurs | American Storytelling
Featured Poet
Deep End Theater
211 SE 11th
Portland, Oregon
November 21, 2019
10:00AM
Theater Interview
Featured Poet & Playwright
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
October 10, 2019
2:30PM
Poetry Live!
Featured Poet
Rose Schnitzler Tower
Portland, Oregon
June 19, 2019
7:00PM
Aural Pleasure
Lyrical Poetry Readings
Featured Lyrical Poet
Revolution Hall
Portland, Oregon
June 13, 2019
7:00PM
Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
Featured Poet
Angst Gallery
1015 Main St.
Vancouver, Washington
May 11, 2019
6:00PM
Sweet Taste of the Arts
"A Night in Harlem"
Featured Poet
Red Lion Hotel on the River Jantzen Beach
Portland, Oregon
May 9, 2019
8:30PM
Reggae Bob's Mother's Day Tribute
Featured Poet
KBOO 90.7FM
Portland, Oregon
May 3, 2019
6:00PM
First Friday Poetry Reading
Milwaukie Poetry Series
MC & Featured Poet
St. John the Evangelist Church
Milwaukie, Oregon
April 14, 2019
7:30PM
Love & A Box of Chocolate 2
Featured Oregon Poet Laureate
Kim Stafford
Featured Lyrical Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Guest Vocalists and Musicians
LaRhonda Steele, Barbara Harris,
Louis Pain, Ed Coleman III, Renato Caronto
The Melody Event Center
Portland, Oregon
April 10, 2019
9:00PM
B-3 Group CD Release
Feature lyrical Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Jack London Revue (Night Club)
Portland, Oregon
April 10, 2019
1:00PM
Poetry & Jazz
National Poetry Month
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Lake Oswego City Library
Lake Oswego, Oregon
March 30, 2019
Noon
The Conversation for Black Men:
To Black Men - About Black Men
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
1257 Lloyd Center Mall
Portland, Oregon
March 9, 2019
5:00PM
Gail Barker Celebration of Life
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Kennedy School McMenamins Restaurant
Portland, Oregon
March 9,2019
2:00PM
Al-Mutanabbi Street
Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
The Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 25, 2019
6:30PM
Portland Actors Conservator Fundraiser
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Artist Repertory Theater
Portland, Oregon
February 24, 2019
9:45AM
Black History Program
Remember the Hope Christian Fellowship
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
Portland, Oregon
February 22, 2019
Noon
Jasmine Bush 2nd Grade Class
Visiting Poet
St. Anthony Catholic School
Portland, Oregon
February 21, 2019
1:00PM
4th Annual Black History Event
Featured Poet
State of Oregon Human Resources
Portland, Oregon
January 29, 2019
7:00PM
The Bob Sterry School of Burglary
Book Signing & Release
Featured Poet/Editor
Emmett Wheatfall
Artichoke
Portland, Oregon
January 26, 2019
2:00PM
Gail Barker Memorial Poetry Reading
Featuring
Emmett Wheatfall
The Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
January 17, 2019
7:30PM
Get Vulnerable Show
Featuring
Emmett Wheatfall
The Theatre
Milwaukie, Oregon
January 12, 2019
2:00PM
William Stafford Birthday Celebration
Featured Poet
Emmett Wheatfall
The Pond House,
Milwaukie, Oregon
January 7, 2019
10:00 PM (PST)
Wider Window Poetry
Guest Interviewee
Poet & Playwright Emmett Wheatfall
KBOO 90.7 FM (Internet)
Portland, Oregon
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November 18, 2018
2:00PM
Not About Hereo's
(Theatrical Play)
New Century Players Theater Troupe
Featured Poet
(Talk Back Session)
Rex Putnam High School
October 5, 2018
7:00PM
As Clean as a Bone
Poetry Reading
Featuring
Poets
Emmett Wheatfall
Mother Foucault's Bookshop
523 SE Morrison St.
Portland, Oregon
September 22, 2018
Noon
Oregon Writers Colony Diversity Conference
NW Voices: Writing Across Cultural Lines
Keynote Speaker
Church of Christ
1126 SW Park Ave.
Portland, Oregon
September 21, 2018
3:00PM
Garlington Campus Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Featured Speaker
Garlington Campus
Portland, Oregon
August 16, 2018
7:00PM
Pendleton Center for the Arts
First Draft Writers' Series
Featured Poet
Prodigal Son Brewery
Pendleton, Oregon
August 11, 2018
3:00PM
Albina Jazz Festival
Featured Jazz & Blues Poet
Stingray Cafe
240 N. Broadway
Portland, Oregon
July 30, 2018
7:00PM
Breaking Bread Breaking Barriers
Feature Poet
Noho's Hawaiian Cafe on Fremont
Portland, Oregon
July 15, 2018
6:00PM
Portland Jazz for Migrant Families Concert
Featured Poet
Augustana Lutheran Church
2710 NE 14th Ave.
Portland, Oregon
July 2, 2018
6:00PM
Free Range Poetry Series
Featured Poet
Multnomah County Library--Northwest
2300 NW Thurmond
Portland, Oregon
May 26, 2018
3:00PM
Tricia Knoll & Emmett Wheatfall
Poetry Reading
West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
8470 Oleson Road
Portland, Oregon
May 26, 2018
10:00AM
Malcolm X Legacy Celebration Breakfast
Portland Chapter of the NAACP
Featured Poet
Doubtree Hotel - Lloyd Center
Portland, Oregon
May 23, 2018
7:00PM
Malcolm X Legacy Celebration - Poetry & Music
Portland Chapter of the NAACP
Featured Poet
PO'Shines Cafe
8139 N. Denver Ave.
Portland, Oregon
May 20, 2018
3:00PM
The Peregrine Series
Featured Poet
Stickmen’s Brewery
Lake Oswego, Oregon
May 6, 2018
3:00PM
White Dog Poetry Salon
Featured Poet
507 NW Skyline Crest Road
Portland, Oregon
May 4, 2018
6:00PM
First Friday Open Mic
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Featured Poet
St. Johns the Evangelist Church
Milwaukie, Oregon
May 2, 2018
7:00PM
B-3 Group
Featured Poet
No Vacancy Lounge
Portland, Oregon
April 28, 2018
10:00PM
B-3 Group Gig
Featured Lyrical Poet
Blue Hour
Portland, Oregon
April 22, 2018
4:30PM
River Roads Reading Series
Featured Poet
River Road Park Annex
Eugene, Oregon
April 16, 2018
10:00PM
Talking Earth Radio Interview
Featured Guest
KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM
Portland, Oregon
April 14, 2018
11:00AM
6th Annual Art Extravaganza
Clackamas County Arts Alliance
Featured Poet
Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
Oregon City, Oregon
April 13, 2018
8:00PM
LaRhonda Steele & B-3 Group
Featured Lyrical Poet
SouthFork
Portland, Oregon
April 7, 2018
1:00PM
Poetry and Jazz
with
Poet Emmett Wheatfall and Friends
Featured Performer
Accompanied by
the B-3 Hammond Group
Beaverton City Library
(Library Auditorium)
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, Oregon
March 29, 2018
7:00PM
KBOO 90.7 FM
50th Year Anniversary
Featured Poet
KBOO 90.7 FM
Portland, Oregon
March 24, 2018
2:00PM
Bi-Lingual Poetry Reading - English and Arabic
Sponsored with the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here! Coalition
Featured Poet
The Pond House
(Adjacent to the Ledding Library)
Milwaukie, Oregon
March 22, 2018
6:00PM
2018 Intergroup Community Passover Seder
Featured Poet
Middleman Jewish Community Center
Portland, Oregon
February 26, 2018
7:00PM
Conversation with Writers
Guest Poet & Lecturer
Reedville Presbyterian Church
Aloha, Oregon
February 24, 2018
12:00PM
NAACP Art Exhibition
Featured Poet
Reading Langston Hughes Poetics
Lloyd Center Shopping Mall
Portland, Oregon
February 16, 2018
9:00AM
Oregon Poet Laureate Selection
Nominating Committee Member
Oregon Humanities Office
Portland, Oregon
February 15, 2018
6:30PM
Intercultural Experience: Love
Featured Poet
NW Natural
Portland, Oregon
February 14, 2018
7:00PM
Milwaukie Poetry Series 11th Season
Featured Reader
The Ledding Library Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 11, 2018
7:30PM
Love & A Box of Chocolate
Featured Performers
Poet Emmett Wheatfall
Accompanied by
King Louie and LaRhonda Steele
Colwood Golf Center
7313 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, Oregon
(Ticketed Event)
January 21, 2018
3:30PM
King Louie and Renato Caranto Set
Featured Poet
Sweet Jams Restaurant
Portland, Oregon
January 15, 2018
10:00PM
Talking Earth with Poet Emmett Wheatfall
Radio Broadcast
Featured Poet
KBOO Community Radio 90.7 FM
Portland, Oregon
January 13, 2018
2:00PM
William Stafford Birthday Celebration
Featured Poet
Ledding Library Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
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November 4, 2017
6:00PM
Dead Poets Reading
Featured Poet
Silverton Poetry Association
Silverton, Oregon
October 16, 2017
6:00PM
Dude's Poetry Society
Featured Poet
The Big Legrowlski
Portland, Oregon
October 13, 2017
6:00PM
Oregon Poetry Association
Annual Conference
Keynote Speaker
University Place Hotel
310 SW Lincoln St.
Portland, Oregon
August 26, 2017
1:00PM
Parade of Authors
Featured Poet
Another Read Through Bookstore
Portland, Oregon
August 19, 2017
8:00PM
Reggae Bob Show
Radio Interview
KBOO 90.7 FM
Portland, Oregon
August 26, 2017
1:00PM
Another Read Through
Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Another Read Through Bookstore
Portland, Oregon
August 5, 2017
6:00PM
Commemorative Reading
Tri-Met Max Stabbing Victims
Open-Mic
St. Johns the Evangelist Church
Milwaukie, Oregon
July 28, 2017
2:20PM
Bright Moments Radio Broadcast
Interview about New CD
Welcome Home
KMHD 89.1 FM
Portland, Oregon
July 22, 2017
3:00PM
Poetry in the Park
MC
Ledding Library
Milwaukie, Oregon
May 25, 2017
7:00pm
Another Read Through
Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Another Read Through Bookstore
Portland, Oregon
April 11, 2017
8:00pm
Abbey Arts
Featured Poet
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Portland, Oregon
April 6, 2017
6:00pm
Jewish Seder Celebration
Featured Poet
Portland, Oregon
March 8, 2017
7:00pm
10th Season
Poetry Reading
Moderator
The Milwaukie Poetry Series
The Ledding Library - Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
March 7, 2017
7:00pm
B-3 Organ Group Concert
Guest Lyrical Poet
The Lake Theater and Cafe
Lake Oswego, Oregon
March 4, 2017
2:00PM
Al-Mutanabbi Street Celebration
Bi-lingual Readings
MC and Featured Poet
The Milwaukie Poetry Series
The Ledding Library - Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
February 14, 2017 - March 31, 2017
8:00am - 5:00pm
Poetry Exhibit: The Complex World
The Poetry of Emmett Wheatfall
Featured Work
Elevated Coffee
Portland, Oregon
February 4, 2017
2:00pm
William Stafford Celebration
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Reader
The Milwaukie Poetry Series
The Ledding Library - Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
January 20, 2017
6:00PM
Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy
Reframed and Exhibited
Featured Poet
Concordia University's
George R. White Library
2800 NE Liberty St.
Portland, Oregon
January 13, 2017
8:00pm
C'mon 2017
Featured Poet
Turn, Turn, Turn
8 NE Killingsworth St.
Portland, Oregon
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October 6, 2016
Noon
Poems in the Key of Life
Featured Poet
Red Soils Campus
(Employees Only)
Clackamas County
September 29, 2016
7:00pm
Another Read Through Poetry Reading
Featured Poet
Another Read Through Bookstore
3932 N. Mississippi Ave.
Portland, Oregon
September 11, 2016
4:00pm
Premier Party
Portland Playhouse
Featured Reader
(Excerpt)
How I Learned What I Learned
Playwright: August Wilson
Portland, Oregon
July 23, 2016
3:00pm
Poetry in the Park
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Feature Poet
Scott Park
Portland, Oregon
June 21, 2016
7:00pm
Salon Skid Row
Poetry Series
Featured Poet
Rialto Poolroom Bar & Grill
Portland, Oregon
April 23, 2016
3:00pm
Peach Blossom Spring
Poetry Reading Series
Featured Poet
Lan Su Chinese Garden
Portland, Oregon
April 14, 2016
7:00PM
Bilingqual Poetry Reading
Al-Mutanabbi
Featured Poet
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
March 20, 2016
3:00pm
A Benefit for Lyn Kahl
Lyrical Poet
The Rose Room
Portland, Oregon
February 19, 2016
9:30am
Oregon Poet Laureate
Nominating Committee
Oregon Humanities
Portland, Oregon
February 2, 2016
5:30pm
African American Read-In
Featured Poet
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
January 9, 2016
2:00pm
FWS Birthday Celebration
William Stafford
Oregon Poet Laureate
1975 - 1990
Featured Poet
Pond House
Milwaukie, Oregon
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December 20, 2015
6:00pm
4th Annual Pain Christmas Bash
Featured Poet
Washougal, WA
December 18, 2015
7:00pm
King Louie and LaRhonda Steele
Holiday Party
Featured Poet
Jimmy Mak's Jazz Club
Portland, Oregon
November 29, 2015
7:00pm
Fragments
Book Signing and Reading
My New Book
Opal 28
Portland, Oregon
November 17, 2015
7:00pm
Louis Pain & Friends
Featured Poet
Arrivederci
Milwaukie, Oregon
September 27, 2015
7:00pm
E.D. Mondaine Appreciation
Featured Poet
Celebration Tabernacle
Portland, Oregon
September 14, 2015
7:00pm
Rock Me Baby CD Release
Featured Poet
Lake Theater and Cafe
Lake Oswego, Oregon
June 28, 2015
1:30pm
Saved to Serve Ministries
Featured Poet
3829 SE 74th Ave.
Portland, Oregon
May 12, 2015
6:00pm
5th Year Memorial for Keaton Otis
Featured Poet
Augustana Lutheran Church
Portland, Oregon
April 25, 2015
9:00am
Bethel AME Fundraiser
Featured Poet
Holiday Inn Portland-Airport I-205
8439 NE Columbia Blvd.
Portland, Oregon
April 4, 2015
7:00pm
Ten Grands
Featured Poet
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway
Portland, Oregon
March 28, 2015
4:00pm
Poetry & Crafts
Featured Poet
East Portland Community Center
740 SE 106th Ave
Portland, Oregon
March 27, 2015
7:00pm
The BEST Poetry Night at the IPRC
Featured Poet
Independent Publishing Resource Center
1001 SE Division St.
Portland, Oregon
February 15, 2015
2:00pm
Empower the Dream
9th Annual Drum Major Ecumenical & Scholarship
Key Note: Bernice King
(Daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Featured Poet
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
Portland, Oregon
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December 19, 2014
6:30pm
Coloredpencils Arts & Culture Council
Featured Poet
CIO
Portland, Oregon
December 1, 2014
6:30pm
I Speak Life
World AIDS Day
Featured Poet
United Way of Columbia-Willamette
Portland, Oregon
October 3, 2014
7:30pm
THE PIANO LESSON
An August Wilson Play
Featured Host/Poet
Staged by Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St.
Portland, Oregon
September 23, 2014
8:00pm
Josh Luban Poetry Series
Featured Poet
Rialto Poolroom
529 SW 4th Ave.
Portland, Oregon
September 5, 2014
6:00pm
First Friday
Milwaukie Poetry Series
Featured Poet
St. Johns Evangelist Chruch
Milwaukie, Oregon
August 2, 2014
6:30pm
MLK Jr. Dream Run
Featured Poet
MLK Jr. Blvd & Alberta St.
Portland, Oregon
June 29, 2014
1:30pm
Saved to Serve Ministries
Featured Poet
Portland, Oregon
June 9, 2014
7:00pm
Ms. Janice Scroggins Tribute
Speaker
Alberta Rose Theater
Portland, Oregon
June 9, 2014
2:30pm
Celebration of a Phenomenal Woman
Tribute to Poet May Angelou
Speaker
Roosevelt High School
Portland, Oregon
May 31, 2014
1:00pm
Rev. John Parker Celebration
Featured Poet
(Commissioned Poem)
Maranatha Church of God
Portland, Oregon
May 25, 2014
David Kahl Mid-Week Blues Night
8:30pm
Featured Poet
Blackwell's
Portland, Oregon
May 18, 2014
6:30pm
Meiya Dance School Cultural Nigh
Featured Poet
Vancouver, WA
May 13, 2014
8:00pm
The Portland Round
Featured Poet
Portland Abby Arts
Portland, Oregon
May 8, 2014
8:00pm
Nathan Olsen Show
Guest Poet
Venti's Cafe + Basement Bar
Salem, Oregon
April 27, 2014
2:00pm
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
The 70th Diamond Home-Coming Celebration
Featured Poet
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
Portland, Oregon
April 26, 2014
3:00pm
25th Anniversary
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Renaming
Featured Poet
Boys and Girls Club
Portland, Oregon
April 19, 2014
All-day
Recording Session
Langston Hughes-Lyrically Spoken 2014
Falcon Studios
Beaverton, Oregon
March 28, 2014
10:00am
Oregon Poet Laureate Selection Committee Meeting
Committee Member
Oregon Humanities
Portland, Oregon
March 18, 2014
8:00pm
Poetry Slam
University of Portland
Featured Poet & Lecture
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
March 1, 2014
Noon
Queens Luncheon
Featured Poet
Holiday Inn Airport Way
Portland, Oregon
February 23, 2014
7:00pm
Nathan Olsen Band
Guest Lyrical Poet
Mac's Place
Silverton, Oregon
February 21, 2014
2:00pm
Bright Moments with host Lynn Darroch
In Studio Interview
KMHD 89.1
Portland, Oregon
February 13, 2014
7:30pm
JITNEY
An August Wilson Play
Featured Host/Poet
Staged by Portland Playhouse
Host
Winningstad Theater
Portland, Oregon
February 6, 2014
5:00pm
African American Read-In Dinner
Featured Writer
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
January 21, 2014
9:40am
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Dramatic Reading: "I Have A Dream" Speech
Featured Poet
Warner Pacific College
Portland, Oregon
January 20, 2014
8:00am
28th Annual MLK Jr., Breakfast
Poetic Invocation
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
January 19, 2014
5:00pm
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Featured Poet
Allen Temple Church
Portland, Oregon
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December 1, 2013
4:00pm
I Speak Life
2013 World AIDS Day
Featured Poet
Warner Pacific College
Portland, Oregon
October 12, 2013
10:00am
Celebration in Pink Gospel Brunch
Featured Poet
Red Lion @ Vancouver
Vancouver, WA
October 10, 2013
7:00pm
Janice Scroggins CD Release
Featured Poet
The Old Church
Portland, Oregon
October 4, 2013
7:30pm
Third Annual African-American Recognition Dinner
Featured Poet
Miracles
Portland, Oregon
September 30, 2013 - October 2, 2013
All Day
Recording Sessions
RACC Lyrical Poetry Album
Falcon Recording Studios
Portland, Oregon
September 1, 2013
1:30pm
Portland Roots Festival
Featured Poet
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland, Oregon
August 31, 2013
12:00pm
PROPER Festival
Featured Poet
Kenton Park
Portland, Oregon
August 28, 2013
Noon
MLK Jr. Commemoration
Featured Poet
Oregon Historical Society
Portland, Oregon
August 27, 2013
6:00pm
Tuesday Night Jazz
Lyrical Poetry Performance
Billy Webbs Elks Lodge
Portland, Oregon
August 24, 2013
Noon
March on Washington - Portland
50th Anniversary
Featured Poet
South Waterfront Park
Portland, Oregon
August 22, 2013
10:00am
MANUP-UP Fest 2013
Featured Poet
Concordia College
Portland, Oregon