by Portia Choi | Apr 27, 2026 | Events, Features, Pictures, Poems, video
Review with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: Video/Photos Review FIRST FRIDAY – APRIL 3RD – OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S AT 6 PM CELEBRATE APRIL 2026 WITH US – NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! FEATURING YOU – OUR...
by Portia Choi | Apr 26, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Pictures, Poems
Review with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: MARCH 6th, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Z The Light, performing her poetry, revelation formed, vital as...
by Portia Choi | Apr 26, 2026 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems, video
Interview with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: FEBRUARY 6th, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Kevin Shahreading heartfelt, humorous, and haunting poems...
by Portia Choi | Apr 26, 2026 | Events, Pictures, Poems, video
Review with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: JANUARY 2ND, 2026 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MIC FEATURING Carla Joy, Heatherrose, Karadoku, Portia, Suzanne, to share...
by Portia Choi | Jan 6, 2026 | Events, Features, Pictures, Poems, video
Review with Photos & Video Video Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: DECEMBER 5, 2025 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: Holiday Celebration with Poetry, Spoken Word and Music Let’s celebrate the arrival of cooler...
by Portia Choi | Jan 5, 2026 | Events, Features, Pictures, Poems
Review with Photos Participant Poets in the evening’s Open Mic were: NOVEMBER 7, 2025 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MICFEATURING ULYSSES FRUGUGLIETTI — A non-binary Poet residing in Bakersfield,...
by Portia Choi | May 31, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems
Interview with Catherine Abbey Hodges – First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, May 2, 2025. By: Carla Joy Martin Catherine Abbey Hodges performed her exquisite poetry for us, accompanied by her husband, Rob Hodges, on cello. Listeners were blessed by the melodic...
by Portia Choi | Dec 28, 2024 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Pictures
CHANGE OF VENUE! WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM AT 6 PM – FRIDAY January 3rd (Dagny’s has unexpected building problems out of our control) FOR A ZOOM LINK, For information email: Kern Poetry! BOBBY PARAMO WILL STILL BE OUR FEATURED POET! Here’s to adapting and...
by Portia Choi | Jul 17, 2018 | Events, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”119″ gal_title=”Flora and Fauna”] By Walter Stormont Photos by Ezekiel Espanola Flora: the Yucca Plant, the Golden Poppy, the Giant Sequoia and the Kern County Larkspur. Fauna: the Roadrunner, the Kit Fox, the...
by Portia Choi | Jun 13, 2018 | Featured Poet, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”115″ gal_title=”Open Mic April 2018″] Story by Portia Choi Photographs by Ezekiel Espanola LisaAnn LoBasso was the featured poet in April 2018. LoBasso has performed in California and nationally. She has...