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  • Anna Weaver | Open Mic Tourist
  • About
  • Poems
  • The Map
  • Tips For Hosts
  • Tips For Performers
  • Tongue & Groove
  • Media Kit
  • Contact
  • My case against cover charge

    My case against cover charge

    This could get a little dicey, so lemme start by saying that the people I root for the loudest and…

  • New sh¡t! The how and why of open mic debuts

    New sh¡t! The how and why of open mic debuts

    If you’ve ever been to a slam, odds are that at least once someone stepped up to the mic and…

  • No cherished outcome: an open mic credo

    No cherished outcome: an open mic credo

    Fair warning: I am an unapologetically ardent fan of Elizabeth Gilbert. Not just her gorgeous novels and Gen-X-feminist-zeitgeist memoirs, from…

  • Open mic book club: The Art of Gathering

    Open mic book club: The Art of Gathering

    This is the second in a series of posts that recommend inspiring and practical books to help hosts and organizers…

  • 5 things an open mic host can do after an awkward performance

    5 things an open mic host can do after an awkward performance

    Every open mic host has her gifts. Mine include a cheerleader’s spirit, a voice that can reach the back of…

  • 3 ways to cultivate open mic regulars

    3 ways to cultivate open mic regulars

    So I hit this open mic in Rhode Island at a live music venue called The Parlour. It was terrific…

  • Subvert the attention economy: go to open mic

    Subvert the attention economy: go to open mic

    So I read this book semi-recently called How to Do Nothing. It wasn’t actually about doing nothing. More like the…

  • The perfect venue: choosing a home for your open mic

    The perfect venue: choosing a home for your open mic

    Oh, the motley glory of open mic venues! If you’ve been to one, you’ve been to…one. With the notable exception…

  • How open mic builds empathy

    How open mic builds empathy

    This is the third in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending,…

  • Open mic will make you a better listener

    Open mic will make you a better listener

    This is the second in a series that explores what makes an open mic worth doing—as in organizing, hosting, attending,…

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America’s only open mic tourist, mapping poet-friendly open mics across the U.S. and compiling practical tips for hosts, organizers, and performers.

  • About Anna
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  • Poet-friendly open mics in the U.S.
  • Tips for hosts
  • Tips for performers
  • Media kit
  • Tongue & Groove

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