Sandra Ford Walston
Motivational speaking...Courage: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman. See when you've been courageous and didn't even know it. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Clark Blaise
Time Lord: Sir Sanford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time. Coming up with the Prime Meridian wasn't as easy or peaceful as it might seem... Powell's Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm
* Slam Poetry & All That Jazz
Slam poet Saul Williams joins up w/Three Leg Torso . B Complex, 320 SE 2nd, , 320 SE 2nd, $12
* Sharon Olds
Held at the Wieden + Kennedy Atrium. Sharon Olds, one of the best known poets in the country. "I have learned to get pleasure, from speaking of pain," writes Sharon Olds in her book, Blood, Tin, Straw. It's simple, but isn't it one of those things that makes you think for a really long time about all the cool ways you can apply it to your life? The rest of Sharon Olds's poetry is similarly dark and honest and open, which is probably why she's one of the most famous and best poets in America. I promise you won't be sorry. (Katia Dunn) Literary Arts, Inc., 219 NW 12th #201, 227-5779, 7:30 pm, $13
Cowboy Poetry Round Up/Workshop
For ages 10 and up. Pre-registration required. Call 276-4254. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811, 9:30-12:30, $12-$15
Cowboy Poetry Round up/Recitation
See Mike Logaon spin a yarn. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811, 2 pm, free-$7.50
Sunday Book Group
Ms. Ophelia, by Mary Burnett Smith. Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm
* Kevin Canty
Always with a loyal following here in Portland, Canty's got a new book out. This one's about the foibles of lust, those urges that might be best kept under control. The first story is a beauty. Keep an eye on Born magazine (www.bornmag.com) for an animated version in the near future. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Grant High School Student Reading
Celebrate the bookstore's 9th anniversary, and the end of another school year! Broadway Books, 1714 NE Broadway, 284-1726, 7 pm
Fireweed: Poetry of Western Oregon
Fireweed, a long-standing literary journal, has just moved its base from Eugene to Portland. Celebrate with a reading. Oregon book award winner Judith Montgomery, and many others. Free. In the Freemont Room. Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway, 241-4100, 7:30 pm
Anita Rau Badami
The Hero's Walk. A story of a divided family coming together again over the death of a daughter and the adoption of her child. Set in India and Canada. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Paul Lussier
Last Refuge of Scoundrels. The American Revolution as reconstructed through the letters of folks who were there. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm
Raphaela Pope
Wisdom of the Animals: Communication Between Animals and The People Who Love Them. Animal communicators and pet owners alike should not miss these delightful tales of pet-human connections. Strangely enough, animals themselves speak through the words of Pope as she takes a revolutionary look insde the animal kingdom psyche. Some real-life stories include Willie, the horse, and his human friend learning to dialogue needs, Parrots discuss egotism in the bird community, and Benjoi the cat debunks the harmful myths behind the black cat. (Jen Davison) Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: A Poetry/Prose Homage to Ancestors & Elders
Readers and open mic combined. Featuring Ronault (Polo) L.S. Catalani, Justin Ting, Nathan Thuan Nguyen, and Geronomo Tagatac. Borders Books and Music, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm
* Tess Gallagher
Soul Barnacles. This is Gallager's look at her relationship with Carver, in life and writing. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
Gerald Stern
No relation to Howard Stern, but equally popular among his own set. Poetry. A "post-nuclear, multicultural Whitman for the millennium." The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th, , 8 pm, free-$10
