Usually, open mic tourism takes me to pretty big metro areas—Chicago, NYC, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Oakland, OKC. State capitols, cultural hubs, places…
Either I’m getting better at this or I’m on a hella lucky streak. Because once again I find myself adding…
Pretty much every time I head out on an open mic road trip, I invite my two closest open mic-loving…
By now, I figure I’m fairly good at spotting signs of a promising open mic. For example, when I pass…
The Triangle—where I call home—has its share of strong, steady poetry events—slams in Durham and Chapel Hill, page poet affairs…
It’s not always easy to tell whether an open mic is going to welcome poets. My research often turns up…
The Boston suburb of Jamaica Plain has a reputation for being eclectic and inclusive. For 25 years, the Midway Cafe has…
The folks at Trend Coffee & Tea House in Montclair, NJ, don’t say too much on their website about the…
As with most things, open mics run on a bell curve. Most are okay. Some are incredible. And yes, some…
Friends and fellow poets/performers, it’s happened again. In two years and 16 states (plus the District of Columbia), I’ve struck…