Actually Thursday too but I will miss the Poet-a-Tete open mic downtown this month. I am too swamped to make all three. But here’s the scoop:

Friday night IS CANCELED. at AACC, the Poetry and Lyric Performance Club will be hosting an open mic at 7:00 PM. The theme is Black History (rescheduled from the snowed-out February one on the same theme). I will read Unsettling Fear and probably a love poem or 3. Be aware, this is an adult venue with no censure; profanity and sexually explicit poetry is not uncommon here. For example, given the theme, Jasmyn, aka Lady J and President of the PLPC, may very well perform her very poignant poem, Nigger!

Saturday night, our church (Mid Atlantic Comm) will host a poetry open mic at The Station at 6PM. Joe is organizing this event with some rather weak assistance from yours truly. So if you can make it be sure to thank Joe. This venue is open to all ages so poets are to refrain from profanity and sexually explicit content. (If you have something that you unsure of, ask either Joe or me. Thx.)

I have convinced a couple of closet poets to come out and share some of their work. Please encourage them. I will share a love poem or 3 and maybe, just maybe, I will –for the very first time– sing a poem! Not one of my own but one of my favorites. You will not get a 2nd chance to hear my vocal debut… You may quote me on that.

Both events are free but don’t let the price scare you — there are some very good poets in our midst.

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Where & When:

Friday, April 25, 7:00 - Poetry & Lyric Performance Club Open Mic, AACC, Arnold, MD, Humanities Rm112 (map)
Saturday, April 26, 6:00 - Poetry Open Mic hosted by MACC @ The Station, 2134 Espey Court, Suite 15, Crofton, MD 21114