Will Self
Self is a pretty clever dude. See My What A Busy Week, Pg. 15. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Jane Glazer
Glazer's a toughie. She's been around the world and back, earned a bunch of different degrees and accolades, lost a husband, and through it all has raised three kids. Her new poetry collection is called Go Where the Landshed Takes You. Twenty-Third Avenue Books, 1015 NW 23rd Ave, 224-6203, 7:30 pm, free
Pimone Triplett
Pimone has won the Oregon Book Award for poetry, which makes sense; her very name is poetry. Reed College, Psychology Auditorium, 3203 SE Woodstock, 777-7755, 8 pm, free
Street Roots Poetry Reading
Street Roots is a newspaper put out by Portland's homeless contingent. Poetry is poetry. Laughing Horse Books Collective, 3625 SE Division, 7 pm, by donation
Joyce Maynard
All Things Considered stud Maynard will read from her new novel, a sad retelling of the 9/11 fiasco through the eyes of a 13-year old girl who discovers her mother has died. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Brendan O'Carroll
Irish Comedian-turned-novelist O'Carroll presents the latest installment in his series about the sassy widow Agnes Brown. Powell's Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
Dis-Connect
The folks from arts group Red 76 present their new cultural journal, Dis-Connect, a collection of articles and interviews with people like Michelle Tea, Sean Clair, and E*Rock. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Drunk Poets Society
Take a breather from this week's poetry onslaught by getting drunk... and then listening to more poetry. Yamhill Pub, SW 3rd & Yamhill, 8 pm, free
Louise Gluck
Unlike Pimone Triplett, Gluck has a name that is decidedly unpoetic. Still, she's one of the most accomplished lyric poets alive. Wieden + Kennedy Building, 224 NW 13th Ave, 227-2583, 7:30 pm, $5-$18
George Pelecanos & Ian Rankin
Two genre writers show their wares. Pelecanos writes about drug lords in Soul Circus, and Rankin writes about... well, drug lords in Resurrection Men. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Wild Heart: Spiritual Memoirs of Six Uncommon Women
A female doctor, ESL professor, psychotherapist, lawyer, bridge expert, and hospital clown share from chapbooks they've spent the last year writing. Annie Bloom's Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 246-0053, 7:30 pm, free
