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A formal announcement – Friday, April 5th, 6 PM – Open Mic – at Dagny’s

A formal announcement – Friday, April 5th, 6 PM – Open Mic – at Dagny’s

by Portia Choi | Mar 26, 2024 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems

News for our Kern Poetry Community: THE ARTS COUNCIL OF KERN PRESS EVENT A select committee of professors, professional poets  and community members have the honor of naming: SAMUEL RAIN BENJAMIN Poet Laureate of Kern County, 2024-2026 Qualifying nominees also include...
JAN 5TH, 2024 – FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – 6 pm

JAN 5TH, 2024 – FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – 6 pm

by Portia Choi | Dec 20, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems

CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH VERSE! JAN 5TH, 2024 – FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – 6 pm FEATURING KERN COUNTY’S INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE DON THOMPSON: “Some poems to remind us that metaphor matters” Don will read his poetry for 15-20 minutes Then...
LEE HERRICK COMES TO BAKERSFIELD – July 29, 2023

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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

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...
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