by Portia Choi | Sep 7, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAYS ARE BACK!SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC – SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 – 6 PM ON ZOOM Share your original poetry for 5 minutes – You may also share a favorite poem from someone who has inspired you! Portia & Carla Joy will host this...
by Portia Choi | Aug 24, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S SEPTEMBER 1st, 2023 AT 6 PM PRESENTS: CATHERINE ABBEY HODGES POETRY AND THE PRACTICE OF TIME TRAVEL DAGNY’S COFFEE SHOP 1600 20TH STREET – CORNER OF 20TH AND EYE STREET SIGN UPS AT 5:50 PM Catherine will share her fascinating...
by Portia Choi | Aug 16, 2023 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Familiar faces and many new folks gathered round for the First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s on July 7, 2023. The evening’s special format allowed each performer to share a poem written by someone else that inspired them, as well as performing their own work. ...
by Portia Choi | Aug 10, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Poems
LEE HERRICK COMES TO BAKERSFIELD Lee Herrick, the current poet laureate of California, gave a wonderful writer’s workshop at the Beale Library in Bakersfield on Saturday, July 29, 2023. There was a gathering of folks of all ages and backgrounds sitting at tables in...
by Portia Choi | Aug 1, 2023 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Sandra Hughes about Exciting Poetry Projects in Kern River Valley, July 2023 By: Carla Joy Martin For the past 6 months, Sandra has been leading a monthly poetry reading at the Kern River Valley Art Association. They have anywhere from 6 to 10 local...
by Portia Choi | Jul 28, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC — AUGUST 4TH – 6 PM DAGNY’S COFFEE SHOP – 1600 EYE STREET HERE’S YOUR SECOND CHANCE! SHARE A POEM BY YOUR FAVORITE POET ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL WORK! Or just read your own, or another’s poem – you choose! 5-7 MINUTES EACH...
by Portia Choi | Jul 12, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Portia Choi, Featured Poet at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, May 5, 2023 By: Carla Joy Martin At First Friday Open Mic on May 5, 2023, Portia shared poems from her Chapbook, Sungsook Korean War Poems and we learned more about the Korean War. I...
by Portia Choi | May 10, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Poems
Interview with Matthew Woodman – Featured Poet – First Friday Open Mic – April 7, 2023 By: Carla Joy Martin Matthew Woodman, our Kern County Poet Laureate, was our featured performer for First Friday Open Mic on April 7, 2023. He shared poems from...
by Portia Choi | May 10, 2023 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Interviews with Anna Marco & Tanya Dixon – Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic April 15, 2023 By: Carla Joy Martin We had a delightful time of sharing poems and discussion at our Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic on April 15, 2023. Participants were Chris...
by Portia Choi | Apr 30, 2023 | Events, Features, Interviews, Poems
Poems & Lindsay Sharp’s Interview for National Poetry Month April Fool’s Day Poem at Dagny’s To celebrate National Poetry Month in Bakersfield, poets gathered at 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April Fool’s Day at Dagny’s Coffee Shop, encouraged to...
