Songwriting group?

Portland OR

Description

Does anybody know of a songwriting group here in town that's open to new members? I'm looking for a group that offers serious critique of new material, where we all essentially take home an assignment to write a new song between meetings then offer them up to each other for critique. Perhaps there would be a thematic requirement: love song, happy song, schadenfreude song. Or maybe a musical or genre requirement: cannot use I or i chord in chorus/hook, original folk song, two chord song, you hopefully get the idea. I enjoy writing my own material in a somewhat ecclectic style and am not necessarily looking for songwriting partners, but I feel the need for some direct outside influence on my art and would like to hone my craft towards the sensibilities of other artists instead of the general listener. I'm interested in both in person and online meetings and I'm comfortable with all ages and skill levels.