by Portia Choi | Aug 31, 2016 | Events, Pictures
photos by Martin Chang [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”7″ gal_title=”Summer 2016 open mic”] In June and July of 2016 the poets of Bakersfield came to Open Mic. They had an opportunity to performs more of their poetry these two...
by Portia Choi | Aug 31, 2016 | news
Martinez will be the featured poet at the Open Mic at Dagny’s. Dagny’s is located at 1600 20th Street (corner of 20th and Eye St.) on First Friday September 2nd. Open mic Starts at 6:00pm; sign-up for open mic is 5:50pm. Fidel A. Martinez is the author of...
by Portia Choi | May 17, 2016 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”6″ gal_title=”donlaurate”] Photos by Martin Chang In 2016, Don Thompson was selected as the first Poet Laureate of Kern County. Thompson has written poems about Kern County for fifty years. He is...
by Portia Choi | May 17, 2016 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”5″ gal_title=”Open Mic for Feb-may 2016″] Photos by Martin Chang At each First Friday, poets perform their original works to standing room only crowd at Dagny’s Coffee located in downtown Bakersfield. Most months a...
by Portia Choi | Dec 27, 2015 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”3″ gal_title=”open mic fall 2015″] This fall KernPoetry and Dagny’s Coffee held a Open Mic every First Friday. At the event poets and musicians are welcome to share their original work with the public. This...
by Portia Choi | Dec 27, 2015 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”taft college reading”] There was excitement mixed with hesitation among the poets at Dagny’s, the hesitation in sharing one’s innermost feeling and thoughts in poetry with others, some who were friends...
by Portia Choi | Aug 29, 2015 | news
On September 5, 2015 Juan Felipe Herrera will begin his year-long term as the 21st U.S. poet laureate when he participates in the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington D.C. The selection of Juan Felipe Herrera as the 21st U.S. poet laureate was...
by Portia Choi | Aug 21, 2015 | Events, Pictures
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”1″ gal_title=”August Open Mic”] Photos and story by Martin Chang On August 7th, many poets performed to a full room at the open mic at Dagneys. Above, a sampling of poets are pictured, below a little bit...
by Portia Choi | Aug 10, 2015 | Featured Poet, Interviews
In this text interview we discussed with Don Thompson his favorite moments as a writer and his advice to other writers. Then we discuss his Historical Narrative poem Local Color. Portia Choi: Don, what were your most interesting moments as a poet? Don...
by Portia Choi | Aug 8, 2015 | Poems
When I was ten my art teacher said the pink and blue ribbons I loved were not beautiful, then showed us Mexican olla and said, “Now that’s beautiful!” and posters were beautiful. and vermillion with spring green. For years I bought ugly art and wore ugly prints that...
