Donations Be a part of making poetry happen. Your donation promotes poetry events such as First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee, National Poetry Month in April 2016. It will help to honor the first Poet Laureate of Kern County. The mission of Kern Poetry is to showcase local poets, inform the community of poetry events, and share information on poets and their poetry. Poetry Support Option 1 : $5.00 USD – monthlyOption 2 : $10.00 USD – monthlyOption 3 : $20.00 USD – monthly