by Portia Choi | Jan 25, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
NEW KERN POETRY SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC SCHEDULE We are now meeting on 3rd Saturdays, every even-numbered month: FEB. 18, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM APR. 15, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM JUNE 17, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM NO SPECTACULAR SATURDAY THIS...
by Portia Choi | Jan 24, 2023 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, June 18, 2022 Interviews with Jill Egland, Virginia Liascos and Irene Sinopole By Carla Joy Martin Folks from far and wide assembled for our Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic on the 3rd Thursday evening of the month of June, 2022....
by Portia Choi | Dec 12, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Poems
Spectacular Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 6pm On Zoom Interview with Tamara Hattis By Carla Joy Martin We had a delightful gathering of poets at Spectacular Saturday, October 15, 2022 on Zoom. Our featured poet was the talented and profound Tamara Hattis. She read...
by Portia Choi | Dec 11, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
First Saturday Open Mic at Dagny’s, October 1, 2022 Interview with Don Thompson, Featured Poet for Kern Poetry at Dagny’s Open Mic on October 1, 2022. Including an interview with Nelson Varon, who also performed that evening. By: Carla Joy Martin A festive evening was...
by Portia Choi | Nov 22, 2022 | Events, Future Events, Poems
First Friday Open Mic December 2, 2022 – Starts 6 PM Songwriter, Fabian Tolan, will be the featured performer. Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th (Corner of 20th and Eye St) Bakersfield 93301 Poetry, Spoken Word and Music. Original Creations To perform your poems, words...
by Portia Choi | Nov 22, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee September 3, 2022 – Featuring Carla Joy Martin On September 3, 2022, Carla Joy Martin was the first featured poet at Dagny’s Coffee Open Mic since restarting in-person performances. Due to COVID, Kern Poetry had been having open mic...
by Portia Choi | Nov 20, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Portia Choi, First Friday Zoom Open Mic, March 4, 2022 By: Carla Joy Martin A meaningful time was had by the participants of our First Friday Zoom Open Mic on March 4, 2022. Persons who read their work were Sandra Hughes, Christopher Nielsen, Shelley...
by Portia Choi | Nov 18, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Christopher Robert Craddock, Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, August 20, 2022 By: Carla Joy Martin The end of summer was celebrated by our local poets on Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, August 20, 2022. Our featured poet was none other than...
by Portia Choi | Oct 10, 2022 | Events, Future Events, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY ZOOM OPEN MIC THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 15 AT 6pm Come and share your latest poetry and song creations. Our welcoming community of fellow writers awaits your work! Looking forward to seeing you and hearing what you’re up to! Hosted by: Portia and...
by Portia Choi | Aug 17, 2022 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Shamir Kali Griffin, Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, July 16th, 2022 By: Carla Joy Martin We had a lively session sharing poetry at July’s Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, July 16th, 2022. Participants were Gary Evans, Shelley Evans, Irene...
