by Portia Choi | Dec 3, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
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 weather, blessed rain, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, clouds of compassion, sentiments warm and...
by Portia Choi | Dec 2, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
December 13th – SaturdayPoets Writing Together at Dagny’s11:30 am – 1:30 pm JOIN OUR GATHERING OF CREATIVE SOULS AS WE WRITE POEMSINSPIRED BY THE ARTWORK ON DAGNY’S WALLS! POEMS WILL BE FRAMED & DISPLAYED NEXT TO THE PAINTINGS. ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE VISUAL...
by Portia Choi | Dec 1, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY! On: ZOOM Open Mic – December 20th – 6PM (Pacific Time) JOIN OUR POETS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WE SHARE OUR LATEST WORKS. ALWAYS INSPIRATIONAL AND INTERESTING! TREAT YOURSELF WITH THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY & CREATIVITY! Stay tuned...
by Portia Choi | Nov 3, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY! On: ZOOM Open Mic – November 15th – 6PM (Pacific Time) JOIN OUR POETS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WE SHARE OUR LATEST WORKS. ALWAYS INSPIRATIONAL AND INTERESTING! TREAT YOURSELF WITH THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY & CREATIVITY! Stay tuned...
by Portia Choi | Nov 2, 2025 | Events, Featured Poet, Poems, video
Video – Open Mic – October 3, 2025 – at Dagny’s Coffee Video with included Poets – First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, October 3, 2025. Kern Poetry Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee October 3, 2025 at 6pm Carla Joy Martin is the featured poet. Our...
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 | Oct 23, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 – 6 PM – KERN POETRY OPEN MIC at DAGNY’S: FIRST FRIDAY POETRY OPEN MICFEATURING ULYSSES FRUGUGLIETTI — A nonbinary Poet residing in Bakersfield, California, sharing some hopeful admissions with...
by Portia Choi | Oct 22, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
November 8th – SaturdayPoets Writing Together at Dagny’s11:30 am – 1:30 pm JOIN OUR GATHERING OF CREATIVE SOULS AS WE WRITE POEMSINSPIRED BY THE ARTWORK ON DAGNY’S WALLS! POEMS WILL BE FRAMED & DISPLAYED NEXT TO THE PAINTINGS. ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE VISUAL...
by Portia Choi | Oct 3, 2025 | Features, news
Kern County Open Mic – Facebook Page Thomas Brill (fellow poet) started a Facebook Page GroupKERN COUNTY OPEN MIC “This is a site for posting open mics anywhere in Kern County.My goal is to update the community on where open mics for poetry and music are taking...
by Portia Choi | Oct 3, 2025 | Events, Features, Poems
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY! On: ZOOM Open Mic October 18th – 6PM (Pacific Time) JOIN OUR POETS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WE SHARE OUR LATEST WORKS. ALWAYS INSPIRATIONAL AND INTERESTING! TREAT YOURSELF WITH THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY & CREATIVITY! Stay tuned for more...