by Portia Choi | Jan 11, 2017 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”28″ gal_title=”day of poetry”] by Portia Choi The day was dawning when I arrived at Dagny’s Coffee at 6:55 am. The front door was locked, and there were workers inside with dim lights. When the main lights went on...
by Portia Choi | Jan 11, 2017 | Featured Poet, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”27″ gal_title=”open mic january 2017″] story by Portia Choi On the First Friday of January 2017, the featured poets at Dagny’s Coffee were Joseph Mosconi, Barry Michael and Maryah Paige Chester. They read from their...
by Portia Choi | Jan 5, 2017 | Featured Poet, Interviews, Pictures, Poems
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”26″ gal_title=”chris fendt”] Story by: Martin Chang Photos by: Greg D. Cook and Martin Chang top box photo provided by Chris Fendt Chris Fendt is inspired by different aspects of life. For Fendt, a chance...
by Portia Choi | Jan 4, 2017 | news
Blessing of a New Year Gratitude for poets and poems A Day of Poetry.
by Portia Choi | Dec 28, 2016 | Events
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”25″ gal_title=”fan forum gallery”] Story by Portia Choi The First Friday Open Mic on January 6, 2017 will feature The Bakersfield Fan Forum. The event will start at 6:00 pm at Dagny’s Coffee located...
by Portia Choi | Dec 21, 2016 | Featured Poet, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”23″ gal_title=”ara shirinyan”] photos by Greg D. Cook story by Portia Choi Ara Shirinyan was the last guest poet of the Bakersfield Fan Forum at California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) Todd Madigan...
by Portia Choi | Dec 14, 2016 | Featured Poet, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”22″ gal_title=”open mic december 2016″] The Open Mic for December 2016 featured Yaritza I. Castro. Castro has been an active member of the poetry community and has performed at the Open Mic several times. She read...
by Portia Choi | Dec 7, 2016 | Events, Featured Poet, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”21″ gal_title=”Dana Gioia”] By Portia Choi, with contributions by Martin Chang Photos by Martin Chang On December 1, 2016 the California Poet Laureate, Dana Gioia, was the presenter at the December Room of the...
by Portia Choi | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured Poet, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”19″ gal_title=”Yaritza Featured”] Story by Portia Choi Photos by Martin Chang Yaritza I. Castro is another poet who found a place to express her writing at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee. She started...
by Portia Choi | Nov 23, 2016 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”18″ gal_title=”don at writers of kern photos by greg d. cook”] Story by Portia Choi Photos by Greg D. Cook Don Thompson, the Kern County’s first-ever Poet Laureate, spoke at the Writers of Kern (WOK) meeting on...
