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…almost 2 months later…sharing pics of the Feasting on Words reading. I’m still basking in this sweet afternoon and the oh so talented words of all these people & delicious flavors from Monica Nguyen and @camelliapatisserie 💐🍙🍫 cohort #3: yall are amazing. Thanks for showing up and co-creating while the world burns 🔥 Big thanks again to @fernlandstudios for the funds, @eliooonline for all the moral and tangible support, and @picapdx for the space. Also, I’m taking a hiatus from FOW this year—we’ll see what the future holds 🤲

>>> SOLD OUT. DM Joon Ae to get on the waitlist. <<< REGISTRATION IS OPEN! (Only 11 seats left) Join us in-person for our March 1st literary reading in the spirit of 삼일절 (Samiljeol) - honoring the Korean fight for independence and resistance against empire. Featured authors are: Janice Lee (@diddioz ), David Seung (@sunnyd.o.g ), Jen Shin (@jenperrr ), and Kim Thompson (@k10094 ). Samiljeol (삼일절) commemorates a series of resistance demonstrations on March 1, 1919, demanding independence from Japanese colonial rule. This was the start of a series of mass non-violent demonstrations across the country and around the world as part of the ongoing Korean Independence Movement, with estimates of up to 1,800 protests and millions of participants. It was led by people of all walks of life: students, laborers, merchants, and farmers. Resistance was met with brutal suppression: beatings, thousands of murders, and tens of thousands of arrests. We endured and persisted. Driven by this, our people declared independence, leading to the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. This event is being held in solidarity with Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Venezuela, and beyond. We want to gather our Korean diaspora family and our allies in solidarity with all peoples resisting the forces of empire. This event is a fundraiser for two families in Gz: The Abu Dayers (@tamara_abu_dayer ) and the Khaters (@nrema ). To attend, we ask for a $5 minimum donation ($15 suggested). Please be generous according to your specific means. Date: Sunday, March 1st Time: 7-9:00pm Location: Himmapan Community Cafe - 15 NE 18th Ave (@himmapanpdx ) Cost: Donation of $5+ (suggested $15) Capacity: 30 person limit ❤️‍🔥 Image by @grime_ninja ❤️‍🔥🇵🇸🇰🇷 Organized by Joon Ae HK of Ajumama Workshop and Miro Jooyoung Oh of Mugwort Counseling and Studio Yellow

OOPS! EVENT IS 7-9PM. (Wrong time on flyer!) Save the date for a March 1st literary reading in the spirit of 삼일절 (Samiljeol) - honoring the Korean fight for independence and resistance against empire. Featured authors are: Janice Lee (@diddioz ), David Seung (@sunnyd.o.g ), Jen Shin (@jenperrr ), and Kim Thompson (@k10094 ). Samiljeol (삼일절) commemorates a series of resistance demonstrations on March 1, 1919, demanding independence from Japanese colonial rule. This was the start of a series of mass non-violent demonstrations across the country and around the world as part of the ongoing Korean Independence Movement, with estimates of up to 1,800 protests and millions of participants. It was led by people of all walks of life: students, laborers, merchants, and farmers. Resistance was met with brutal suppression: beatings, thousands of murders, and tens of thousands of arrests. We endured and persisted. Driven by this, our people declared independence, leading to the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. This event is being held in solidarity with Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Venezuela, and beyond. We want to gather our Korean diaspora family and our allies in solidarity with all peoples resisting the forces of empire. This event is a fundraiser for two families in Gz: The Abu Dayers (@tamara_abu_dayer ) and the Khaters (@nrema ). To attend, we ask for a $5 minimum donation ($15 suggested). Please be generous according to your specific means. Date: Sunday, March 1st Time: 7-9:00pm Location: Himmapan Community Cafe - 15 NE 18th Ave (@himmapanpdx ) Cost: Donation of $5+ (suggested $15) Capacity: 30 person limit Keep an eye out for the registration form next week! ❤️‍🔥 Image by @grime_ninja ❤️‍🔥🇵🇸🇰🇷 Organized by Joon Ae HK of Ajumama Workshop and Miro Jooyoung Oh of Mugwort Counseling and Studio Yellow

Don’t forget to come out THIS Saturday to watch these beautiful and badass beings read their work. We’ve also had a shift in the land of desserts and will now have @camelliapatisserie with their delicious vegan treats. Can’t wait and see you all soon to nourish ourselves in all the ways! 🍚Date: Saturday, Dec 6 🥟Time: Doors open at 2p 🥮Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock St (enter through the exhibition entrance) 🌶️Readers @artbydey @joonae.hk @2kay1 @himmapanpdx @tajahnaes

Each iteration of Feasting on Words has brought its own unique flavors and personalities, and I love watching each cohort form its own distinct shape. So special and beautiful in their own ways! We’re heading into our fourth and final week 😭 and it feels like we just started yesterday. BUT our reading is happening on Saturday, Dec 6 and we’ve got six amazing readers lined up! Sweets will be provided again by the one and only @jawaherpdx . Monica Nguyen, who attended last year’s FOW, will be blessing us with some savory bites. 🍉Date: Saturday, Dec 6 🍊Time: 2-4p 🍓Location: PICA, 15 NE Hancock St Readers @artbydey @joonae.hk @2kay1 @himmapanpdx @tajahnaes

‘lightkeeper’ is one week old today. 🎈here’s the fun we had making the cover art. big love and gratitude to @celinafloresphoto for bringing this vision to life (again!)! 🎞️ and to @jenperrr for cozy care vibes and naps. 💤🤍 go make things with your friends! hope to see you next friday, september 12 in our backyard for some songs and gathering. DM for address. #albumcover #bts #yaquinaheadlighthouse #lighthouse #lightkeeper #polaroid #photography #portland #portlandmusic #oregoncoast #newmusic #newalbum #singer #songwriter

We’re back for the THIRD course !! This free, BIPOC-only workshop is the culmination of my love of food + writing + community building. The workshop will take place over five Saturdays in Oct - Dec. At our last gathering in December, writers are encouraged to participate in a public reading event. Thanks to @fernlandstudios for making this possible this year, to @eliooonline for the beautiful designs, and to @picapdx for the space! 😷 Masks are required! 🍚 Dates: Saturdays, 2-5p Oct 25 Nov 1, 8, 15 Dec 6 🥟 Location: @pica.pdx , 15 NE Hancock St 🪷Registration: tinyurl.com/feasting2025 (also linked in bio). Registration closes Tuesday, Sept 30 and space is limited to 15 people. Priority will be given to those who can attend at least 3 sessions. 🪲DM me with any questions and pls share!

that’s a wrap on @echoonda ’s first music video! we made a really great thing!! i have few words for this amount of joy and gratitude, y’all. my heart is full to the brim. HUGE thank you and big love to my friends, co-dreamers and co-creators @celinafloresphoto and @jenperrr . i love making things with you! 🤍🫶🏽🤍 and thank you, thank you to my dear friends and new friends and collaborators from all abundant and sweet pockets of life. you make life full of adventure, warmth, and belonging. i’m over the moon. i can’t wait to share what we made and more of how we made it! ✨🌕✨ the record that has been in the dark room for nearly three years is about to emerge whether i’m ready or not...! just gonna do my best to honor it and keep up. stay tuned::: may all of our sweet dreams materialize to weave a new world. and may this project be a drop in the ocean of proof that they can. 🌀🪼 ecstatic joy 📸 @toni_pdx #portlandmusic #musicvideo #joy #album #artmatters #dream #abundance #burnsidebridge #portland #community #creativeproject #music

My highlight of this year’s AWP was a panel on the last day with @mizna_arabart , Lena Kabbalah Tuffaha, @mosababutohapoet . Still nodding along to Lena’s sentiment about the ongoing genocide in Gaza (a reminder that bipartisan politics is an illusion of choice in the imperial core) and Mosab’s distinction between desiring justice, not peace. Still feeling buoyed by the conversations I had with old friends and new. Grateful for all those willing to go deep with me from the global to the personal and to my roomie @emillygprado . I read with writers I admire, took very few photos, thought about what it means to know and be known, what happens when the old vanishes beneath the new, and finished the trip with some mandatory Korean food with my fam @lovejayatoo @_pearly310 . We ate some 간장게장 and 산 성게밥 that rocked my fucking world 🦀

Headed to AWP soon and will be reading at this rad off-site event organized by @natalielima09 , alongside some amazing writers including my PDX pal @emillygprado 💓 ✨ Saturday, 3/29, 5-6:30p 🌱 Sunset Strip Tattoo, 5638 Hollywood Blvd

My heart is still so full after this special reading. So much joy and vulnerability shared in this space by our incredible readers, along with amazing food by @jawaherpdx . I’m so sad this year’s Feasting on Words has wrapped but am excited what next year has to offer. Stay tuned!

We just wrapped the last Feasting on Words session this past weekend and are getting ready for the reading THIS SATURDAY! Come watch some of these beautiful, talented humans read while eating delicious food made by @jawaherpdx . 🦔 Saturday, 12/14, 2-4p 🐇 @bayanihanoregon , 1537 SE Morrison St Masks required in the space. Come at 2p to grab some food and settle in; we’ll begin at 2:30p. ✨Our readers✨ @quesobaedrip @thing2_ivette @jeannineshinoda Kate Fagerholm @spicypebble @be.nice_studio @miro.jy @munguyen3 @thisisshin @toni_pdx Zoë Gamell Brown