by Christopher Nielsen | Oct 1, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Pictures
Review with Photos, Video & Interviews Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: Review – Video/Photos/Interviews FIRST FRIDAY – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S – SEPTEMBER 4th Interviews with Fidel Martinez, Carla Joy...
by Christopher Nielsen | Sep 17, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Kern County Poet, news
KERN COUNTY POET LAUREATE: PORTIA CHOI UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday, September 21 – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE — Portia Choi shares her original Peace Poem at ceremony: 6-7pm Peace Pole at Sister Cities Garden at 605 18th Street — near Mill Creek Park. Did you know...
by Christopher Nielsen | Aug 25, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Features, Kern County Poet, news, Poems
KERN POETRY FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – SEPTEMBER 4th AT 6 PM Featuring: Kern Poetry’s Portia Choi, Christopher Nielsen & Carla Joy Martin These poets will share a poem each & brief history of Kern Poetry Open Mic will commence around...
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 | Jun 4, 2026 | Events, Kern County Poet, news
Andrew Robert Sanchez Andrew was born in Santa Maria, CA, June 17, 1945. He died on April 7, 2026 in Bakersfield at the age of 80. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran. Andrew participated with 82nd Airborne during the Dominican Revolution in 1965, and served with the 7th...
by Portia Choi | Nov 2, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Kern County Poet, Poems
Interview with Carla Joy Martin, featured poet at Dagny’s Open Mic on Friday, October 3, 2025 By: Portia Choi Carla Joy Martin shared poetry with us from The Coffee Café, her second chapbook. Other participants in the evening’s Open Mic were: Q. What are two of the...
by Portia Choi | Mar 27, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems
APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! APRIL 4th – 6 pm – First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s Featuring: SAMUEL RAIN BENJAMIN – Kern County Poet Laureate “open mind open heart, the thoughts of Dark Man Blues” Sharing his latest work for the first 15-20...
