If it wasn't already official, it is now: Portland has a certified literary hub just off West Burnside. The building across the street from Powell's, which already houses Counter Media and Reading Frenzy, is now home to Division Leap, a "hybrid art gallery-bookstore," in the words of owners Adam Davis and Kate Schaefer. It hosts poetry readings and performance art pieces, and sells rare 20th-century avant-garde poetry and art. Looking for framed works by Yoko Ono or Patti Smith? Division Leap has a few. Davis says the store specializes in beat- and punk-inspired works that present a sort of "secret history of the 20th century," including zines and politically radical ephemera. And for good measure, the two even produce their own limited edition monthly magazine.
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