by Portia Choi | Apr 29, 2023 | Events, Features, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Leah Jaymes Truitt, Spectacular Saturday, February 18, 2023 A happy group of poets gathered for our Spectacular Saturday Open Mic on February 18, 2023. The participants were Jill England, Tamara Hattis, Richard Aguirre, Leah Truitt, Irene Sinopole and...
by Portia Choi | Apr 19, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Samuel Rain Benjamin, featured performer at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s on February 3, 2023 Video 1 – Samuel Rain Benjamin – Poem 1 – Samuel Rain Benjamin, featured performer at First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s Coffee on...
by Portia Choi | Apr 12, 2023 | Future Events
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...
by Portia Choi | Mar 30, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
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...
by Portia Choi | Mar 26, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Kern County Poet, Poems
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,...
by Portia Choi | Feb 27, 2023 | Future Events
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC ON MARCH 3, 2023 AT 6 PM AT DAGNY’S COFFEE SHOP – 1600 20th Street – Eye St. and 20th St. FEATURING NELSON VARON – SONGWRITER & PIANIST/ORGANIST He will perform his published recorded songs and others, including two...
by Portia Choi | Feb 12, 2023 | Future Events
SPECTACULAR SATURDAY ZOOM OPEN MIC FEBRUARY 18th, 2023 AT 6 PM Join us for an evening of sharing your latest original works! You may read for up to 5 minutes. If there is time at the end of the evening, we may get to share more. Host: Portia Choi IF YOU WANT A...
by Portia Choi | Feb 6, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Interviews, Poems
Interview with Jill Egland, First Friday Open Mic at Dagny’s, January 6, 2023 A large group of poetry-lovers met to welcome in the New Year together at Dagny’s on January 6, 2023. We were thrilled by Jill Egland’s reading of her epistolary poems – and her...
by Portia Choi | Jan 25, 2023 | Events, Featured Poet, Future Events, Poems
FIRST FRIDAY OPEN MIC AT DAGNY’S – FEB. 3, 2023 – 6PM Dagny’s Coffee Shop – 1600 20th Street Featuring SAMUEL RAIN BENJAMIN Reading selections from his poetry inspired by love After his inspiring presentation, Open Mic will commence Come share...
by Portia Choi | Jan 25, 2023 | Events, Future Events, Poems
NEW KERN POETRY SPECTACULAR SATURDAY OPEN MIC SCHEDULE We are now meeting on 3rd Saturdays, every even-numbered month: FEB. 18, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM APR. 15, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM JUNE 17, 2023 – 6:00 P.M. ON ZOOM NO SPECTACULAR SATURDAY THIS...
