Tag: Zachary Schomburg

• One Week Until The Mayhem That Is LitHop PDX

  Next Wednesday night, October 2nd (It’s October already!) I’ll be roaming the streets of upper Hawthorne Boulevard, probably madly texting or walkee-talkeeing with Jeff Alessandrelli about our gangly, awkward, beautiful baby named LitHop PDX. 54 readers (maybe more if you factor in surprises), six venues, three hours. Oh, boy. Check out our site, our FB…

  Kevin Sampsell

  September 24, 2013

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  Bar of the Gods, Events, Jeff Alessandrelli, LitHop PDX, Zachary Schomburg

• The Samps Awards For Outstanding Literature

  If you follow me on Goodreads or spy on me when I ride the Max to work, you know that I read a lot. Instead of doing an ordinary top ten kind of deal, I’ll pretend to give out some awards. Imagine it’s a foot tall, shiny gold, statue of me in a rocking chair…

  Kevin Sampsell

  January 2, 2013

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  Best Books 2013, Big Ass Boombox, Cheryl Strayed, Chloe Caldwell, Dan Magers, Elizabeth Berg, Leanne Grabel, Lidia Yuknavitch, Peter Christopher, Shane Allison, Sharon Olds, Zachary Schomburg

• I Have Never Won a Super Bowl But I Have Won Some Poetry Slams

  Hi friends, As many of you know, I have a love/hate relationship with poetry. Or maybe I should say a get it/don’t get it relationship. But poetry has made a comeback in my life the past couple of years. Take a look at my Goodreads page! It’s chock full of the stuff. I even started…

  Kevin Sampsell

  June 12, 2012

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  Ariana Reines, Ben Mirov, Book Clubs, Chloe Caldwell, Diana Salier, Emily Kendal Frey, Facial Hair, goodreads, Gregory Sherl, Jenny Zhang, love/hate, Mark Leidner, Matthew Dickman, Metazen, poetry, poetry slams, Sharon Olds, Skype, Sommer Browning, Zachary Schomburg

• Spring With a Vengeance!

  It seems like every week is a busy week for me these days. This one is no exception. It’s packed full of events with a capital E! First off, this Wednesday night is Back Fence PDX. My lady is the co-host and the line-up is stellar. (She’s always giving me hints about what the stories…

  Kevin Sampsell

  March 22, 2010

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  A Common Pornography, Back Fence PDX, country music, Emily Kendal Frey, Events, Future Tense, libraries, Live Wire, Miranda Lambert, Road House, Sam Lipsyte, Zachary Schomburg