Did you know that you can also find short videos that illustrate short poems? A delightful collection can be found at Poetry Films by the On Being Project

Interesting People Reading Poetry is a short, sound-rich podcast created by Andy & Brendan Stermer. Theye ask artists and luminaries to read us a favorite poem interestingpeoplereadingpoetry.com/episodes-2/

Poets.org, an offering of the Academy of American Poets. Find or disciver poems, poets essays, and themes collections.

The Moth: link.chtbl.com/themothpodcast On Tuesday's and Friday’s The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, The Moth podcast has featured many of our favorite stories told live on Moth stages around the country. For information on all of our programs and live events, visit themoth.org.

The Poetry Foundation is a great web source for discovering new poets, finding poems, and exploring collections of poems by themes. To check out the different collections offered. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections

Did you know we have left poetry books you can check out while hanging out at The Art Hunger? You can find them in the sofa/lounge area.

The Slow Down: Poet Major Jackson is your guide on the pathways to feel and understand our common journey – through poetry. In sharing poems, we take a moment to pause and acknowledge the world’s magnitude, and how poets illuminate that mystery. Join The Slowdown for a poem and a moment of reflection in one short episode, every weekday. Produced by APM Studios in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.https://www.slowdownshow.org/

Poetry Unbound: Short and unhurried, Poetry Unbound is an immersive exploration of a single poem, hosted by Pádraig Ó Tuama.  https://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/

Slam Poetry: The 2023 Teen Poetry Slam Semifinals; Grand Slam Poet Harry Baker with a Ted Talk love poem about prime numbers. Seriously. And it's funny.

If you are wondering now about Slam Poetry, you can check out this site for information and a range of examples: https://powerpoetry.org/actions/best-slam-poetry-5-top-works-master-slam-poets.

First Friday Open Mic September 6th starting at 5:30 at SCAC in the ballroom.

September: Because September 15th through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month and Friday, September 27tth is California Native American Day. . .

Because Monday September 2nd was Labor Day. . .

Our prompts are any combination of the following:

Heritage, Days, Labor

August: Pool Party

July: Midsummer Night’s Dream

June Prompt: Freedom Resilience

May Prompt: Not Your First Rodeo

April Prompt: Bloom Where You Are Planted

Coming soon.