Future (& Past) Events

SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC – SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
SPECTACULAR SATURDAYS ARE BACK! SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC - SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 - 6 PM ON ZOOM Share your original poetry for 5 minutes - You may also share a favorite poem from someone who has inspired you! Portia & Carla Joy will host this...

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S SEPTEMBER 1st, 2023
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S SEPTEMBER 1st, 2023 AT 6 PM PRESENTS: CATHERINE ABBEY HODGES POETRY AND THE PRACTICE OF TIME TRAVEL DAGNY’S COFFEE SHOP 1600 20TH STREET - CORNER OF 20TH AND EYE STREET SIGN UPS AT 5:50 PM Catherine will share her fascinating poetry...

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC – AUGUST 4TH AT DAGNY’S
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC — AUGUST 4TH - 6 PM DAGNY’S COFFEE SHOP - 1600 EYE STREET HERE’S YOUR SECOND CHANCE! SHARE A POEM BY YOUR FAVORITE POET ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL WORK! Or just read your own, or another’s poem - you choose! 5-7 MINUTES EACH PERFORMANCE SIGN-UPS...

An Afternoon with California Poet Laureate – Lee Herrick – SATURDAY JULY 29, 2023
An Afternoon with California Poet Laureate - Lee Herrick SATURDAY JULY 29, 2023 - 1:00 - 2:00PM BEALE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Writing Workshop for ages 12 + Published author and former Fresno Poet Laureate, Lee Herrick will be leading a writing workshop at Beale Memorial...

SPECIAL SUMMER OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2023
SPECIAL SUMMER OPEN MIC AT DAGNY'S - FRIDAY, JULY 7th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. NEW IDEA: SHARE YOUR FAVORITE POET IN ADDITION TO READING YOUR ORIGINAL POEM, READ SOMEONE’S POETRY THAT HAS INFLUENCED YOU! TALK ABOUT THE POET - WHY YOU LIKE THEIR POETRY EACH PERSON WILL HAVE...

OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – FRIDAY JUNE 2 at 6pm
SPECIAL SUMMER OPEN MIC AT DAGNY'S - FRIDAY, JUNE 2nd at 6:00 p.m. COME WRITE WITH US! Community Poems creation with Carla Joy - followed by Open Mic! Share your original work for up to 5 minutes LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OLD FRIENDS...

First Friday Open Mic – May 5, 2023 At 6pm – Portia Choi
First Friday Open Mic, May 5, 2023 At 6pm – Portia Choi At Dagny's Coffee - 1600 20th Street Featuring: Portia Choi Portia reading her poems from her book: SUNGSOOK - Korean War Poems and her other poems too. After Portia shares for 15-20 minutes, our Open Mic will...

SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC – APRIL 15, 2023
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC - APRIL 15, 2023 COME JOIN US THIS WEEK! 6 PM ON ZOOM SHARE YOUR POEM AND A POEM FROM A FAVORITE AUTHOR (AS LONG AS IT’S NOT COPYRIGHTED)April 2023 is Poetry Month Host: Carla Martin To obtain a ZOOM linkEmail us:portia at...

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH – APRIL 2023
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH – APRIL 2023 All events are free admission and open to the public April 1, Saturday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM. An all-day poetry writing by the community, Anyone who comes to Dagny’s Coffee can participate. We will be composing a (name of poem...

FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC, APRIL 7, 2023 AT 6 PM – MATT WOODMAN
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC, APRIL 7, 2023 AT 6 PM AT DAGNY’S COFFEE CAFE - 1600 20TH STREET Featuring: MATT WOODMAN reading poems centered on Kern County’s Red Rock Canyon. Matt Woodman is our Kern County Poet Laureate - After Matt shares for 15-20 minutes, our Open Mic...