by Portia Choi | Jan 24, 2023 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic, June 18, 2022 Interviews with Jill Egland, Virginia Liascos and Irene Sinopole By Carla Joy Martin Folks from far and wide assembled for our Spectacular Saturday Zoom Open Mic on the 3rd Thursday evening of the month of June, 2022....
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...
by Portia Choi | Aug 6, 2022 | Events, Interviews, Poems
First Saturday Open Mic at Dagny’s, July 2, 2022 with interview of Jay Squires By Carla Joy Martin There was a vibrant crowd at Dagny’s First Saturday Open Mic on July 2, 2022. Many poets shared their work. The performers were Chris Craddock, Gary Knerr, Jay Squires,...
by Portia Choi | Jul 9, 2022 | Events, Interviews, Poems
Zoom Spectacular Saturday Open Mic, April 16, 2022 with Interview of Sandra Rose Hughes By Carla Joy Martin We had a festive gathering at the Zoom Spectacular Saturday Open Mic on April 16, 2022. Participants were Chris Nielsen, Sandra Rose Hughes, Anke Hodenpijl,...
by Portia Choi | Jun 1, 2022 | Events, Interviews, Poems
First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, May 6, 2022 We gathered at Dagny’s to share our creations on First Friday. The poets who performed were Heather Ponek, Jill Egland, Carla Martin, Samuel Rain, January Joyce, Ayana Abdallah, Sareenah Mason, Anna Marco, and Ruth...
by Portia Choi | May 29, 2022 | Events, Interviews, Poems
In-person First Friday Open Mic returns to Dagny’s Coffee! After two years as a virtual event, First Friday Open Mic (FFOM) was held in-person at Dagny’s Coffee on April 1, 2022. The event occurred on the first day of National Poetry Month. The host for the Open...
