Poets and poetry lovers are invited to celebrate gratitude, with the local poetry community.
The St. Johns Cultural Council and St. Augustine PoetFest present a monthly poetry open mic with Ancient City Poets.
THE NOVEMBER OPEN MIC WILL BE ONE WEEK EARLY – NOVEMBER 22ND.
The last Sunday of November happens during Thanksgiving weekend this year, so they’ll hold the reading at the Waterworks on November 22nd, instead!
We will be collecting canned food and other non-perishable items for a local food bank. Bards Against Hunger is a national project. In 2013, a poetry group on Long Island, NY, decided to host a poetry reading to gather food for a local food bank. The poets who attended liked the idea so much that they turned it into an annual event. Ancient City Poets have been invited to participate locally here in St. Johns County.
The sign-up sheet for the open mic will be available at 2:30 PM on the event day. At 3 PM, the facilitator will call the first 15 names on the sheet to the podium. Each presentation should be limited to five minutes maximum, to allow everyone time to share. The mic will be turned off a 4:30 PM to allow everyone time to network and socialize.
HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE ANCIENT CITY POETS
Let your poetic words flow through the Waterworks and through the streets of St. Augustine. The Waterworks is a historic building generously provided to Ancient City Poets by the City of St. Augustine and the St. Johns Cultural Council.
