by Portia Choi | Nov 24, 2018 | Events, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Poems
Story by Portia Choi Photographs by Martin Chang and Joshua Burgos [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”125″ gal_title=”summer 2018 kern poetry”] Poets and musicians shared their words and songs throughout the summer at Dagny’s Coffee for the First...
by Portia Choi | Aug 24, 2018 | Events, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”123″ gal_title=”Open Mic May 2018″] Story by Portia Choi Photos by Chris Nielsen Thomas Brill was the featured poet at the May 2018 Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee. He has written about 1000 poems over the years....
by Portia Choi | Aug 18, 2018 | Events, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”121″ gal_title=”Childrens open mic April 2018″] Story by Walter Stormont Photos by Ezekiel Espanola In the Children’s Section of the Beale Memorial Library there is a colorful little amphitheater that people...
by Portia Choi | Jul 17, 2018 | Events, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”119″ gal_title=”Flora and Fauna”] By Walter Stormont Photos by Ezekiel Espanola Flora: the Yucca Plant, the Golden Poppy, the Giant Sequoia and the Kern County Larkspur. Fauna: the Roadrunner, the Kit Fox, the...
by Portia Choi | Dec 5, 2017 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”101″ gal_title=”November 2017 Open Mic”] Story by Shanna O’Brien Photos by Ezekiel Espanola It’s such a pleasure to see so many creative folks come out to support Kern Poetry First Friday open mic night at...
by Portia Choi | Aug 15, 2017 | Events, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Pictures, Uncategorized
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”51″ gal_title=”Open Mic August 4, 2017″] First Friday Open Mic – August 4, 2017 Story by Shanna O’Brien Photos by: Christina Noel It was so much fun covering the hostess position for Portia at the August 4,...
by Portia Choi | Jul 29, 2017 | Events, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”50″ gal_title=”Open Mic July 7, 2017″] First Friday Open Mic Story by Alex Victoria Photos by Ezekiel Espanola Like too many other Bakersfield summer days, the heat had not abated going into the afternoon, but...
by Portia Choi | Jul 20, 2017 | Events, Pictures
Story by Portia Choi Photographs by Martin Chang and Portia Choi [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”49″ gal_title=”Second Chances”] A new charter school in Bakersfield, Foundation For Second Chances, had poetry as part of their developing leadership...
by Portia Choi | Jul 12, 2017 | Events
By Martin Chang Photos provided by Nancy McCallion Nancy McCallion and Danny Krieger will be performing at Sheridan House on July 14. Call 661-371-6118 for information. Suggested donation is 10 to 20 dollars. They perform a mix of traditional folk music and...
by Portia Choi | Jun 27, 2017 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”47″ gal_title=”First Friday June 2017″] Story by Portia Choi Photos by Martin Chang At the June 2 open mic, Norma Camorlinga performed her poems before moving to the East Coast. She has been performing...
