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...
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,...
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...
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...
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, 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 | 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...