Within Words We Are One
In an historic first Vallejo, California will appoint two poets to serve the community side by side as co-poets laureate, Jacalyn Eyvonne and Kathleen Herrmann. Their term will begin January 1st, 2024, and they will be proclaimed at city hall at a later date.
In celebration of November’s Vallejo Art Walk and annual Vallejo Open Studios, Jean Cherie invites poets to write an ekphrastic poem to her life-size sculpture Edna & The Turtle Dove. This visual and poetic art collaboration will be held at the Temple Art Lofts Gallery in downtown Vallejo, California. Poets are …
Address: 51 Daniels Avenue, Vallejo, CA
Website: http://www.poetrybythebay.com
Host: Keith Thompson
Vallejo’s longest running poetry open mic!
Poetry by the Bay meets at 51 Daniels street on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7 PM.
Open mic format. 4 minutes per poet. Multiple rounds depending on how many folks show up.
List does not close, so you can sign up at any time during the show. However, the venue closes at 9:30 PM, so arrive early and sign up to ensure you get on stage.
Park behind the building in the chain linked fence area and use the accessible entrance in the back.
Event is all ages, so all are welcome, but it is uncensored, so expect to hear colorful language and subject matter.
Event is free, but donations are accepted to support the venue and PBTB’s rental of the space.
Host: DJ LaLa
Address: 1026 Georgia Street, Vallejo, California
Arrive by 10:15 if you intend to read. Otherwise just tune in to KZCT 89.5 FM
Host: Remo – https://instagram.com/remo.valentino
Address: 656 Benicia Road, Vallejo, California
Event is 21+ since the venue is a bar and serves alcohol.