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...
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 | Jun 11, 2024 | Events, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems
POETRY & CONCERT THIS SAT 6/15 AT WORLD RECORDS Check this out! POETRY plus BLUES CONCERT! THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH – 7:30 PM OUR KERN COUNTY POET LAUREATE – SAMUEL RAIN BENJAMIN Performing his passionate verse OPENING FOR ELVIN BISHOP & THE BIG...
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...
