Beatnik Cafe

I host and curate a monthly poetry event, Beatnik Cafe at a tea cafe, Hey Hey. This event is typically held on the fourth Sunday of each month at 4 pm. The featured poets each have about 15 minutes to read, followed by an open mic.

Previous Events:

2022

-January 22nd Featured Readers: Jasmine Minchez and Fernanda Herrera

-December 11th Featured Readers: Matt Feinstein and Terri Niccum

-November 13th Featured Reader: Landon Smith

-October 23d Featured Readers: Marc Olmsted and Bill Ratner

-September 25th Featured Reader: Kate Gale

-August 21st Featured Readers: Lisbeth Coiman and Gus Hernandez

-July 17th Featured Reader: Julia Ians Nowak

-June 26th Featured Readers: Peter J. Harris and Melissa Studdard

-May 15th Featured Readers: Maestro Gamin and Julia Knobloch

-April 24th Featured Reader: Conney Williams

-March 26th Featured Readers: Rhiannon McGavin and Carla Sameth

-February 27th Featured Reader: Brian Sonia-Wallace

-January 23rd Featured Reader: James Coats

2021

-October 24th Featured Reader: Sarah Wheeler

-September 26th Featured Reader: Marie Marandola

-August 22nd Featured Reader: Lauren Traitz

-July 25th Featured Reader: Dig Wayne

-June 27th Featured Reader: Peggy Dobreer

-May 23rd Featured Reader: Tresha Faye Haefner

-April 25th Featured Reader: Susan Browne

-March 28th Featured Reader: Arthur Kayzakian

-February 28th Featured Reader: Allison Joseph

-January 24th Featured Reader: The Third

2020

-November 22nd Featured Reader: Cece Peri

-October 25th Featured Reader: Rick Lupert

-September 27th Featured Reader: Melanie Jeffrey

-August 23rd Featured Reader: Natalie J. Graham

-July 26th Featured Reader: Eric Morago

-June 28th Featured Reader: Elya Braden

-February 23rd Featured Readers: Sean Hill and Jennifer Bradpiece

-January 26th Featured Readers: Nicelle Davis and Anne Yale

2019

-October 27th Featured Readers: Armine Iknadossian, Christian Elder and Sarah Wheeler

-September 22nd Featured Readers: Hanna Pachman and Kuahmel Ayleeus KuahAllah

-August 25th Featured Readers: Brendan Constantine and Dare Williams

-July 28th Featured Reader: Kim Dower

-June 23rd Featured Readers: Nancy Carroll and Sophia Petkovic

-May 19th Featured Readers: Alexandra Umlas and Cindy Rinne

-April 28th Featured Readers: Anna Leahy and Meg Boyles

-March 24th Featured Readers: Aruni Wijesinghe and Betsy Mars

-February 23rd Featured Readers: Alexis Fancher and Chanel Brenner

-January 27th Featured Readers: Timothy Steele and Micah Chatterton

2018

-December 2nd Featured Readers: Lynne Thompson and Sarah Wheeler

-October 28th Featured Readers: Rick Lupert and Cyrus Sepahbodi

-September 23rd Featured Readers: Danielle Shorr and Hanna Pachman

Upcoming Events:

-February 26th Featured Reader: Tongo Eisen-Martin and Brendan Constantine

-March 26th Featured Readers: Jeremy Ra and Donna Spruijt-Metz

-April 16th Featured Readers: Mariano Zaro and Elena Secota

-May 28th Featured Readers: Sarah Maclay and Beverly Lafontaine

-June 25th Featured Readers: Elya Braden and Tanya Ko Hong

-July 9th Featured Readers: Lois P. Jones and Elena Karina Byrne

-September 24th Featured Readers: Jose Rios and Dharma Lemon

-October 22nd Featured Reader: Susan Hayden

-November 5th Featured Reader: Sofia Fey