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 30, 2026 | Events, Features, Kern County Poet, Pictures, Poems
DAGNY’S FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC – AUGUST 7 AT 6 PM CALLING ALL POETS, MUSICIANS, & ARTISTS CHECK OUT OUR CHANCE TO SHARE YOUR WORK WITH AN ADMIRING, WELCOMING AUDIENCE! OLD TIMERS – WHAT’S YOUR LATEST CREATION? NEWCOMERS – WE LOOK...
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 | Jul 2, 2026 | Events, Features, Pictures, Poems, video
Review with Video & Photos Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: Review with Video and Photos FIRST FRIDAY – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S – June 5th, 2026 We fit in 21 performers between 6 pm – 7:30 pm! Looking forward to...
by Portia Choi | Jun 30, 2026 | Events, Features, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY! On: ZOOM Open Mic – July 18th, 2026 – 6PM (Pacific Time) 3RD SATURDAY—SPECTACULAR SATURDAY ZOOM OPEN MIC Share Your Poems In July With Kern Poetry Another great opportunity to share your work with poets from around the country! I am...
by Portia Choi | Jun 30, 2026 | Events, Features, Poems
July 11th, 2026 – SaturdayPoets Writing Together at Dagny’s11:30 am – 1:30 pm 2ND SATURDAY POETS WRITING TOGETHER AT DAGNY’S Let’s Write Poems With Kern Poetry! WE WILL EXPLORE THE ACROSTIC POETIC FORM – EASY & FUN! MUNCHIES, TOO! Drop in anytime:...
by Portia Choi | Jun 25, 2026 | Events, Features, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC – JULY 3 – AT DAGNY’S (1600 20th Street, corner of 20th and Eye Street) Start your July 4th weekend with fabulous poetry, music & art– CELEBRATE HOW FAR WE’VE COME, AND HOW FAR WE STILL NEED TO GO IN OUR...
by Portia Choi | Jun 2, 2026 | Events, Features, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S JUNE 5TH AT 6 PM — 7:30 PM FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S Sign – up at 5:45 pm Sign-up closes at 6 pm — if there’s time at the end, we may squeeze late-comers in! EVENT ends at 7:30...
by Portia Choi | Jun 2, 2026 | Events, Features, Poems
June 13th, 2026 – Saturday Poets Writing Together at Dagny’s 11:30 am – 1:30 pm 2ND SATURDAY POETS WRITING TOGETHER AT DAGNY’S Let’s Write Poems With Kern Poetry! Explore the intriguing, disciplined form of Haiku (what verse can we create within its boundaries?)...
