The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm.

The featured reader for November is Mark Novak.

Mark Novak is a writer who works primarily from the San Francisco/Bay Area. He holds an M.A. in Creative Writing and Poetry from San Francisco State University. His work has been featured in the Monterey Poetry Review, The Miserere Review, The Lothlorien Journal of Poetry, The Bards West and San Francisco Anthologies and the Cocktales Literary Pages of DearBooze.com as well as ‘Deposed,’ an anthology of working-class poetry. His work, ‘The Vagabond Quothe Shakespeare’ was the 6th place finalist in the Writer’s Digest National Poetry Awards (2017). He is both a voice talent for readings and a contributing writer for the poetry database, Voetica.com. His chapbook, ‘Sonnets For Agnodice’ was recently picked up by Finishing Line Press in their annual 2025 Open Chapbook Contest, and is due to be published by their publishing house, in May of 2026

Are you a man looking for community, connection, and a place to explore healthy expressions of masculinity? Join this monthly discussion, writing, and reflection space for cis and trans men. Over coffee and snacks we chat about current issues about gender, sexuality, and masculinity—annd how those things intersect with our own lives. Then we take quiet time for journaling and processing our thoughts, and finally return together to share our insights. Facilitator Adam Segal guides the conversation with an intersectional feminist lens and an eye for vulnerability and honest expression. No prior reading is required. All we ask is a willingness to be present and respectful to others!

Please note: Instead of meeting at our normal time, the 2nd Wednesday of the month, we’ll be meeting later this month! Our January Meeting will be on January 21st.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Did you miss them last month? Or do you need to return a book and find something new? We’re happy to host another happy hour with the Free Society People’s Library Bookmobile! They’ll be parked out in front of The Stacks, so swing by for a coffee, and while you’re here, take a look at their wonderful collection of books, all focused on social movements and radical histories.

Our next Craft Night will be January 8th! Since the first Thursday of the month will be the 1st…we’re going to push back one week, this month only.

The Stacks hosts a Craft Night on the first Thursday of each month! Everyone is welcome, and this is a free event. Drinks and snacks available will be available for purchase, but no purchase is necessary to attend.

Bring your own craft projects and meet your neighbors for chit-chat while we craft together!

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm. THIS MONTH ONLY - Humble Poets Open Mic will be on Sunday, December 14th.

The featured reader for December is Joshua Merritt.

Joshua Merritt is a nonbinary poet from Portland, Oregon. Their first two chapbooks, Pass Through, and Modern Myth, are performance poetry adapted for the page about queerness, life, love, death, becoming and surviving it all with a couple laughs along the way. They are a fierce lover of the Portland poetry community, and most recently had the privilege to compete and perform as part of the 2024 Portland Poetry Slam Team at the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam. You can find them writing with other poets, and in their garden learning how to grow tomatoes, not just write about them.

Are you a man looking for community, connection, and a place to explore healthy expressions of masculinity? Join this monthly discussion, writing, and reflection space for cis and trans men. Over coffee and snacks we chat about current issues about gender, sexuality, and masculinity—annd how those things intersect with our own lives. Then we take quiet time for journaling and processing our thoughts, and finally return together to share our insights. Facilitator Adam Segal guides the conversation with an intersectional feminist lens and an eye for vulnerability and honest expression. No prior reading is required. All we ask is a willingness to be present and respectful to others!

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Our next Craft Night will be December 4th.

The Stacks hosts a Craft Night on the first Thursday of each month! Everyone is welcome, and this is a free event. Drinks and snacks available will be available for purchase, but no purchase is necessary to attend.

Bring your own craft projects and meet your neighbors for chit-chat while we craft together!

The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm.

The featured reader for November is Peg Edera.

Peg Edera lives and writes in Portland, Oregon, across the continent from her childhood home in Portland, Maine. She writes regularly in community where many of her poems begin. She’s the author of three books of poetry:  Love Is Deeper than Distance and her most recent collection Reclaiming the Nectar and the Hum (both published by Fernwood Press) and Moon-Marked (Keeping the Flame Press) with her cousin Linda Appel.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Did you miss them last month? Or do you need to return a book and find something new? We’re happy to host another happy hour with the Free Society People’s Library Bookmobile! They’ll be parked out in front of The Stacks, so swing by for a coffee, and while you’re here, take a look at their wonderful collection of books, all focused on social movements and radical histories.

Are you a man looking for community, connection, and a place to explore healthy expressions of masculinity? Join this monthly discussion, writing, and reflection space for cis and trans men. Over coffee and snacks we chat about current issues about gender, sexuality, and masculinity—annd how those things intersect with our own lives. Then we take quiet time for journaling and processing our thoughts, and finally return together to share our insights. Facilitator Adam Segal guides the conversation with an intersectional feminist lens and an eye for vulnerability and honest expression. No prior reading is required. All we ask is a willingness to be present and respectful to others!

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm.

The featured reader for October is Amy Baskin.

Amy Baskin is an Oregon Literary Arts Fellow and 4-time Pushcart Prize nominee. She is the author of Hysterical Cake (Dancing Girl Press, 2022), Night Hag (Unsolicited Press, 2023), which explores femininity through the eternal voice of Lilith, the first woman, and Skull (The Poetry Box, 2024), a journey of healing from brain injury. She works for the Departments of English and History at Lewis & Clark College and helps run literary arts programs including Fir Acres Writing Workshop and the Visiting Writers Series, which is open to the public. She serves as staff advisor for The Palatine Hill Review, a student-run literary journal.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

Every Tuesday is Writing Cafe at The Stacks! Learn more here.

On Tuesday, October 14th, during the second session of Writing Cafe, 6-8pm, we will be hosting Poetica @ The Stacks Coffeehouse. Our guest host, Devin Nelson, is a poet and the host of a workshop and open mic series based in Charlotte, North Carolina, called Poetica. This session will include a short workshop, time to write, and a longer-than-usual open mic. We’re excited to have him host, and hope you’ll join us in welcoming him!

Here is a link to sign-up ahead of time to participate in the Poetica Open Mic! Thank you for giving our guest host a heads up about your attendance. Pre-registration isn’t required, so if you haven’t signed up, don’t be shy, we’d still love to see you! As always, this special session of Writing Cafe is free and open to everyone. Hope to see you there!

Hayward’s Pen is a collection of poetic messages on motivation, forgiveness, love, heartbreak, enlightenment, transformation, self-worth, nature, family, and coming to terms with loss. Nevertheless, it is primarily centered around the heart and relationships.

This poetry book has four chapters that walk the reader through different stages of life. Whether it be triumphs or lessons learned, the author presents a sense of transparency that makes it difficult not to find some connection with these pieces.

Are you a man looking for community, connection, and a place to explore healthy expressions of masculinity? Join this monthly discussion, writing, and reflection space for cis and trans men. Over coffee and snacks we chat about current issues about gender, sexuality, and masculinity—annd how those things intersect with our own lives. Then we take quiet time for journaling and processing our thoughts, and finally return together to share our insights. Facilitator Adam Segal guides the conversation with an intersectional feminist lens and an eye for vulnerability and honest expression. No prior reading is required. All we ask is a willingness to be present and respectful to others!