by Portia Choi | Nov 11, 2024 | Events, Features, Future Events, Poems
ZOOM POETRY OPEN MIC – SPECTACULAR SATURDAY November 16 – 6 PM PT – SHARE POEMS Have you written a poem that needs to breathe? Do you wish your words to take a life of their own? You have an opportunity to make your poems become ALIVE! JOIN US...
by Portia Choi | Oct 10, 2024 | Events, Features, Future Events, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY POETRY OPEN MIC ON ZOOM – OCTOBER 19, 6 – 7 PM PST ORIGINAL POEMS FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES * * * Have you been blessed by the arrival of a new poem in your mind? Have you found an old poem that surprised you, how good it is? Bring your...
by Portia Choi | Oct 4, 2024 | Events, Features, Future Events, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Saxon Cross-Peavler – Dagny’s First Friday Open Mic – September 6, 2024 By: Carla Joy Martin We had a full house and many new faces interspersed with the old and familiar friends at Dagny’s – all gathered to honor Samuel Rain...
by Portia Choi | Sep 14, 2024 | Events, Features, Future Events, Poems
It’s that time again! SPECTACULAR SATURDAY! SEPTEMBER 21st on ZOOM – POETRY OPEN MIC at 6 PM (PDT) THEME: AUTUMN LEAVES FALLING SHORTER DAYS CRISP COOL AIR WINTER COMING or write about whatever is on your mind! – To join the Open Mic, respond to this...
by Portia Choi | Sep 1, 2024 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Interviews, Kern County Poet
Interview with Samuel Rain Benjamin, Kern County Poet Laureate 2024-2026 A formal announcement was made on Friday, April 5th, 6 PM at Dagny’s Coffee in Bakersfield To name Samuel Rain Benjamin as the Kern County Poet Laureate 2024-2026 Interview with Samuel...
by Portia Choi | Aug 28, 2024 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Future Events, Poems
Kern Poetry Open Mic – Friday September 6, 2024 6PM at Dagny’s Coffee – 1600 20th STREET Featuring Samuel Rain Benjamin Poet Laureate of Kern County 6 PM – SIGN-UP AT 5:50 PM Share 5 minutes of your original poetry, songs, visual art! Light...
by Portia Choi | Jul 26, 2024 | Events, Features, Future Events, Poems
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! AUGUST 2, 2024 – FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S 1600 20th STREET – CORNER OF EYE & 20th 6 PM – SIGN-UP AT 5:50 PM Share 5 minutes of your original poetry, songs, visual art! THEME: SUMMER DAYS, SUMMER HAZE Light...
by Portia Choi | Apr 18, 2024 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems
2 OPEN MICS IN ONE! ZOOM SPECTACULAR SATURDAY – APRIL 20, 2024 WE ARE THE WORLD 4 pm Pacific Time – We will be joined by poets from the UK and across the US – all are welcome! 6 pm Pacific Time – Our usual Open Mic time – Poets from many...
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...
by Portia Choi | Nov 19, 2023 | Events, Features, Future Events, Poems
A SPECIAL HOLIDAY FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S 1600 20th Street 6:00 PM – DECEMBER 1, 2023 Communal Singing of Seasonal Songs and Sharing of Poems – ******* Come and perform your own or your favorite seasonal poems, words or music, for 5 minutes. ...