Printed Matter Vancouver is proud to announce that Matthew Eiford-Schroeder, the author of our most recent release, Consistently East, will be one of the featured readers at Grief Rites Readers Series on Monday, November 5.
The series, which is hosted by Melissa Lynne and Marialicia Gonzalez, takes place at Post 134 in Portland (2104 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211). The community will celebrate the three-year anniversary of this remarkable series that night.
Here is Melissa’s announcement about the event:
Grief Rites Writers Series
Hosted by Melissa Lynne and Marialicia Gonzalez
Featuring Matthew Eiford-Schroeder, Daniel Dagris, Nicole Smith,
Meg Weber, Sean Davis, Marybeth Bonfiglio, & Jen Violi
Portland, Oregon 97211
A monthly storytelling showcase about grief, loss and love. Gather in community with others who share grief in all forms and manifestations. Come ready to cry, laugh, listen and hold space for yourself and others.
*Trigger warning, because Grief. Content not edited for language or topic. Mature audience.
*Venue is accessible; gender-neutral restrooms on premises
Doors at 6:30pm. Readings begin at 7pm.
Come early, grab a drink (full bar) and find your seat.
Please consider bringing canned goods or cold weather clothing/blankets to donate to the Post 134 food & clothing pantry, which serves local veterans, houseless and anyone in need.
Guess what? November is the 3 year anniversary of the lit series!!
Some highlights:
– 35 readings
– 210 readers
– named one of the top 3 lit series in the July 2016 issue of Portland Monthly Magazine Best of the City (massive gratitude to Kate Carroll De Gutes!!!!)
– participated in LitCrawl 2016
What started out as just a little FB page to share connection over grief has grown into this amazing community of storytellers and heart-sleeve-wearers. Thank you for all of you and your words and stories and hearts and souls and messy brokenness and imperfect perfectness. Thank you for support and for your willingness to share the deepest most raw vulnerable parts of yourself.
Leora Marialicia Gonzalez and I could not have grown this lit series into what it is today without any of you.
PRINTED MATTER VANCOUVER 