Welcome to The Poetry Gig Guide. You'll find open mic
nights and guest readings,
too, where you can be inspired by
established poets. The Poetry Gig Guide is updated from your
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Check out the gig calendar and gig reviews below.
- September 2022
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Displaying 67 events (1 Sep 2022 to 30 Sep 2022)
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Thursday 01 September 2022
Palm Coast » Flagler County Art League's Open Mic
7:00pm at 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite 207C, Palm Coast, FL 32164, US
7:30pm at 325 2nd Street, Eureka, CA 95501, US
Friday 02 September 2022
7:00pm at Zoom
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
8:00pm at 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, CR0 1BD, GB
Saturday 03 September 2022
2:15pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Worcester, MA » 7HillsSlam Worcester
7:30pm at 143 Highland St, Worcester, MA, MA 01609, US
Sunday 04 September 2022
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Washington DC » Busboys & Poets, Sparkle
8:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
Tuesday 06 September 2022
Crystal River » Sunshine Poets
10:00am at 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River, FL 34428, US
Cleveland Heights » Lyrical Rhythms at the Grog Shop
9:00pm at 2785 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, US
Wednesday 07 September 2022
10:00am at Zoom
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with John Darwin
7:00pm at Zoom
Online » Scale by Mina Gorji: Carcanet Book Launch
7:00pm at Online
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 08 September 2022
Cleveland OH » Broadsides & Ephemera open mic at Loganberry Books
7:00pm at Larchmere Boulevard, Cleveland OH, OH 44120, US
Saturday 10 September 2022
7:00pm at 1216 Howard Street, Omaha, NE 68112, US
Sunday 11 September 2022
Zoom » Women Poets' Network online open mic
10:30am at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-poets-gathering-online-social-open-mic-tickets-388029355247, Zoom
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Poetry and Beer
7:00pm at 1800 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, US
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Zoom » Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Ormond Beach » Florida State Poets Assoc, Tomoka Poets Meeting
5:00pm at 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach, FL 32174, US
Cleveland Heights » 2nd Weds Poetry, Mac's Backs Books on Coventry
7:00pm at 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, US
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with Janine Booth
7:00pm at Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 15 September 2022
4:00pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
Maitland » Florida State Poets Assoc, Orlando Area Chapter
6:30pm at 501 Maitland Avenue South, Maitland, FL 32751, US
7:00pm at 5835 SW 111 St, Miami, FL 33156, US
7:30pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
Friday 16 September 2022
Cleveland OH » Scriptoria Books' Third Friday Poetry Night
7:00pm at 2716 W. 14th St, Cleveland OH, OH 44113, US
Zoom » SS Revue w/ Tony Medina, Maya Marshall & More!
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
Saturday 17 September 2022
Wesley Chapel » New River Poets
12:30pm at 4210 Ernest Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, US
2:15pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
7:00pm at 105 W Main St Madison, Madison, WI 53703, US
Sunday 18 September 2022
Washington DC » busboys & Poets, Sunday Kind of Love
5:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Monday 19 September 2022
Cuyahoga Falls » The Summit Creative Writers Roundtable
7:00pm at 133 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, US
Tuesday 20 September 2022
7:30pm at Zoom
Wednesday 21 September 2022
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Lobo Slam
7:00pm at 111 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, US
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with David Viney
7:00pm at Zoom
Chicago » Guild Literary Complex, Palabra Pura
7:30pm at 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622, US
Zoom » An Evening with Hannah Hodgson
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Friday 23 September 2022
7:00pm at 9425 West St, Manassas, 20110, US
Saturday 24 September 2022
Sunday 25 September 2022
los Angeles » LA Poetry Beach Festival 2022
10.00 am - 6.45 pm at 1530 Ocean Front Walk, los Angeles, 90291, US
los Angeles » 2nd LA Poetry Beach Festival
10:00am at 1530 Ocean Front Walk, los Angeles, 90291, US
Zoom » Poetry LGBT Open Mic on Zoom
5:00pm at Zoom
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Tuesday 27 September 2022
Zoom » Women Poets' Circle: Making A Poetry Community
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Wednesday 28 September 2022
Zoom » Henry Normal in conversation with Rob Steventon
7:00pm at Zoom
Online » Radical Normalisation by Celia A Sorhaindo Launch
7:00pm at Online
Zoom » Rommi Smith: Notes from a Residency
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Friday 30 September 2022
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
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