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 type)
The completed poem will be read at 4:00 PM.
Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th St, Bakersfield CA
Respond to Portia (see below) if you’d like to help Portia & Carla sometime that day!
April 6 Thursday 6 PM till 8 PM
Art Unleashed Open Mic.
Welcomes all art forms: Sound, Movement, Words, Light.
Sign up starts 5:30 PM
Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th St, Bakersfield CA
April 7 Friday. 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
First Friday Open Mic featuring MATT WOODMAN, reading his poems
Centered on Kern County’s Red Rock Canyon.
Woodman is Kern County Poet Laureate
After Woodman’s reading, open mic of original works.
Sign up starts 5:45 PM at Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th St, Bakersfield CA
Light refreshments will be served.
April 13 Thursday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee
Presented by Wasteland Zine & Plan B Productions.
Sign-up linktr.ee/wasteland_zine
Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th St, Bakersfield CA
April 15, Saturday Open Mic by ZOOM at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Perform your original poetry or a song.
For a Zoom link, respond to Portia (see below)
April 27 Thursday 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee
Presented by Wasteland Zine & Plan B Productions.
Sign-up at linktr.ee/wasteland_zine
Dagny’s Coffee 1600 20th St, Bakersfield CA
For information on National Poetry Month or the events, email portia at kernpoetry.com
National Poetry Month – Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month is a special occasion that celebrates poets’ integral role in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K–12 teachers, librarians, booksellers, literary events curators, publishers, families, and—of course—poets, marking poetry’s important place in our lives.
Poster by: Academy of American Poets
…we were all meant for something.
