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Open Mic Poetry

Close-up of a page in a journal with the word poetry written in it.

Date(s):

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Time:

1 p.m.

Type:

In Person

Audience:

Category:

Language:

English

Description:

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 GT Foster. GT is a twice-nominated Pushcart poet, a California native, and a retired educator. He is the former managing editor of Spectrum, a poetry and art quarterly, and co-host of Saturday Afternoon Poetry Deep Critique. GT resides in Pasadena, has been married for 54 years, and is a father and grandfather of two.

GT has completed his first novel, The Boys Are Not Refined, a Vietnam-era, semi-biographic soldier’s story. His poetry has been published by the Pasadena Weekly, San Gabriel Valley Quarterly, Altadena Poetry Review, Spectrum, and elsewhere.

 

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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