by Christopher Nielsen | Jul 30, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Kern County Poet, Poems
3rd Saturday – SPECTACULAR SATURDAY ZOOM OPEN MIC AUGUST 15 AT 6 PM (PT) TO GET YOUR LINK, SIMPLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL! Want to take your writing up a notch? Interested in learning what folks around the country are facing? Check out this...
by Christopher Nielsen | Jul 30, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Kern County Poet, Poems
2ND SATURDAY WRITING WORKSHOP AT DAGNY’S AUGUST 8th FROM 11:30AM – 1:30 PM Drop in any time around noon & join other creative souls, writing quietly and then sharing their words! No experience needed – all ages welcome! (Kids are often the...
by Christopher Nielsen | Jul 7, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Kern County Poet, news
Dr. Portia Choi Named Kern County Honorary Poet Laureate (from The Arts Council of Kern Media Release) The Arts Council of Kern made the recommendation and on June 16, The Kern County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Portia Choi as Honorary Poet Laureate,...
by Portia Choi | Apr 27, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S MAY 1ST AT 6 PM — 7:30 PM SAXON PEAVLER — OUR FEATURED POET JOIN US FOR A CHANCE TO HEAR THIS POET’S COMPELLING WORK! Saxon always blows us away with his thought-provoking, imaginative...
by Portia Choi | Apr 26, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Pictures, Poems
Review with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: MARCH 6th, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Z The Light, performing her poetry, revelation formed, vital as...
by Portia Choi | Apr 26, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems, video
Interview with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: FEBRUARY 6th, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Kevin Shahreading heartfelt, humorous, and haunting poems...
by Portia Choi | Jan 28, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Poems
FEBRUARY 6th, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Kevin Shahreading heartfelt, humorous, and haunting poems aboutlove, loss, and life… 6 PM – SIGN-UP AT 5:50 PM Poetry, Spoken Word and...
by Portia Choi | Nov 2, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Poems, video
Video – Open Mic – October 3, 2025 – at Dagny’s Coffee Video with included Poets – First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, October 3, 2025. Kern Poetry Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee October 3, 2025 at 6pm Carla Joy Martin is the featured poet. Our...
by Portia Choi | Nov 2, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Poems
Interview with Carla Joy Martin, featured poet at Dagny’s Open Mic on Friday, October 3, 2025 By: Portia Choi Carla Joy Martin shared poetry with us from The Coffee Café, her second chapbook. Other participants in the evening’s Open Mic were: Q. What are two of the...
by Portia Choi | Sep 23, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Poems
OCTOBER 3, 2025 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S PRESENTS: CARLA JOY MARTIN Conversations, Connections & Community:A Cornucopia of Coffee Cafe Customers Carla Joy will share excerpts from her new chapbook, THE COFFEE CAFE Meet the unique...
