Events

To schedule readings or other events, email me at: jp [at] jenniferperrine.org

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 5:30-7:30pm PT – Online

I’ll be the guest speaker at the Central Oregon Writers Guild online meeting, which is free and open to the public. I’ll be talking about “Finding the Freedom in Form,” and there will be several opportunities during the talk for everyone to experiment with unusual, challenging, and playful poetic forms.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 7:00-8:30pm PT – Literary Arts, Portland, OR

I’ll be co-hosting the Incite: Queer Writers Read Series alongside Vinnie Kinsella. This month’s theme is “Seasons.” The featured readers are Stacey Rice, Elizabeth Weinberg, and kim thompson, and the reading will be followed by a community discussion.

Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7:00-9:00pm PT – Bishop & Wilde, Portland, OR

I’ll be reading alongside Justin Hocking and Olufunke Grace Bankole as part of the Constellation Reading Series. Masks are required, and the event will also be live-streamed on YouTube.

Saturday, September 13, 2025, 1:00-4:00pm PT – Downtown Library, Bend, OR

I’ll be facilitating an in-person workshop, “Contents Under Pressure: Using Constraints to Stretch Your Creativity.” We’ll play with “extreme” constraints inspired by everything from music to math, from dictionaries to daily walks, and invent some of our own constraints to try out after the workshop ends. Tickets for the workshop are available here.

Saturday, October 4, 2025, 3:45-4:30pm PT – Atrium Movement & Events North Studio, Portland, OR

As part of the Portland Poetry Confluence, I’ll be joining 20 other local BIPOC writers in reading a collective poem woven from our reflections as we spent time in dialogue with the 600-year-old white oak tree of Chatakuin on land stewarded by Atfalati-Kalapuya people since time immemorial. This braided piece brings many voices into conversation with the land we inhabit, offering reflections around settler violence, shared histories of erasure, and listening across time.

Saturday, October 11, 2025, 5:00pm-8pm PT – The Writer’s Block, Portland, OR

Beautiful Alchemy, an evening of poetry, innovative writing, and music, will celebrate the launch of my new book, Beautiful Outlaw, and the launch of One Thing Follows Another: Experiments in Dance, Art, and Life through the Lens of Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer by Sarah Rosenthal and Valerie Witte. The event will also feature poetry by Christopher Rose and music by Laura Christina Dunn.

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:30am-1:30pm PT – Online

I’ll be teaching an online class, “Assembling Your Poetry Manuscript,” through the Hudson Valley Writers Center. The class includes exercises to help you identify themes, experiment with sequence and structure, and recognize opportunities for further development. Find more details and registration info here.

Jennifer Perrine