Open Mic Poetry

Share your original poems, lyrics, spoken word, or just enjoy listening. Each poet will have five minutes to read an original work. If you wish to read, sign up when you arrive.

Our featured speaker will be Joe Camhi. Joe has published poetry and fiction in magazines and websites, including Exquisite Corpse, The Louisiana Review, Street News, The New Press, and Far Gone Magazine.  His plays have been produced in Southern California, Louisiana, and Oregon. In New York City, Joe has been a featured reader at CBGB, The Knitting Factory, and the Nuyorican Poets Café, where he placed second in its poetry slam semifinals. Joe currently teaches English at College of the Canyons and Los Angeles Mission College. He performs some of his narrative verse on his YouTube page.