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LEE HERRICK COMES TO BAKERSFIELD – July 29, 2023

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...

Interview with Portia Choi, Featured Poet at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, May 5, 2023

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...

First Friday Open Mic – April 7, 2023 – Interview with Matthew Woodman – Featured Poet

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...

First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s February 3, 2023 – Interview with Samuel Rain Benjamin

by Portia Choi | Apr 19, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems

Interview with Samuel Rain Benjamin, featured performer at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s on February 3, 2023   Video 1 – Samuel Rain Benjamin  – Poem 1 – Samuel Rain Benjamin, featured performer at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee on...

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC, APRIL 7, 2023 AT 6 PM – MATT WOODMAN 

by Portia Choi | Mar 26, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC, APRIL 7, 2023 AT 6 PM AT DAGNY’S COFFEE CAFE – 1600 20TH STREET Featuring: MATT WOODMAN  reading poems centered on Kern County’s Red Rock Canyon. Matt Woodman is our Kern County Poet Laureate – After Matt shares for 15-20 minutes,...

First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, January 6, 2023 – Interview with Jill Egland

by Portia Choi | Feb 6, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems

Interview with Jill Egland, First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, January 6, 2023 A large group of poetry-lovers met to welcome in the New Year together at Dagny’s on January 6, 2023.  We were thrilled by Jill Egland’s reading of her epistolary poems – and her...

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – FEB. 3, 2023 – 6PM

by Portia Choi | Jan 25, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Poems

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – FEB. 3, 2023 – 6PM Dagny’s Coffee Shop – 1600 20th Street Featuring SAMUEL RAIN BENJAMIN Reading selections from his poetry inspired by love After his inspiring presentation, Open Mic will commence Come share...

Spectacular Saturday, October 15, 2022 on Zoom

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...

First Saturday Open Mic at Dagny’s, October 1, 2022

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...

Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee September 3, 2022 – Featuring Carla Joy Martin

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...
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