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March 22nd (6-7p EDT) via Zoom:

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, an August featured poet, was among the featured readers at the Poets Facing History event.
March 19th (7-8p EDT) via Zoom:

Julie Danho, a January (2021) featured poet, and Imogen Arate, our podcast host, were among the readers at the SMOL Bookfair Reading book launch for the I Wanna Be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe anthology. (All profits will benefit RAINN.)
March 19th (3p EDT) via Zoom:

Jeff Cottrill, a December (2020) poet guest, launched his book Hate Story.
March 12th (1-3p EST) via Zoom:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, led his “Building Protected Worlds” workshop during this year’s Letters Festival.
March 11th (6:30p EST) via Zoom:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, read and conversed with fellow writer, Diane Xavier, at “A Reading & Conversation” event during this year’s Letters Festival.
March 5th (3-8p EAT) at the Bushpig Backpackers Hostel:
The Black Poet, an October (2019) featured poet, hosted a book-launch reading for his collections, The Perks of Smoking Too Much.

February 26th (8p – 12a MST) at Gracie’s Tax Bar:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) featured poet, hosted the SPIN STANZAS Showcase.
February 26th (3p CST) via Zoom:
Jeff Cottrill, a December (2020) poet guest, was the featured poet at Gestalt Poetry Open Mic.

February 26th (7p EAT) at the Bushpig Backpackers Hostel:

Open Mic Uganda, co-founded by the Black Poet and Dennis Ssesanga, October (2019) featured poets, held their Cupids Letters, Heart-to-Heart event.
February 25th (8p EST / 6p MST) online:
Taté Walker and Amber McCrary, October (2021) and March (2019) poet guests, respectively, were among the feature performers at Tipi Confessions.

February 24th (7p EST) via Zoom:

Imogen Arate, our podcast host, was among the readers at the Redheaded Stepchild book launch for the I Wanna Be Loved by You: Poems on Marilyn Monroe anthology. (All profits will benefit RAINN.)
February 23rd (7p PST) via Zoom:
Karo Ska, a December poet guest, hosted the book launch for her collection, Loving My Salt-drenched Bones.

February 19th (6p PST) at the Sims Library of Poetry:

James Coats, a December poet guest, was a featured reader at Community Literature Initiative’s Pages on Stages event.
February 15th (2p EST / 8p CEST / 12:30am IST) via Zoom:
Imogen Arate, our podcast host, was the featured poet at Spoken World Online.

February 10th – April 14th (7-9p EST) via Zoom:

Julian Delacruz, a January (2020) featured poet, led a 10-week poetry workshop, “Finding Recklessness in Form.”
February 5th – March 19th at the Constance Lavino Bell Library Gallery:
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, an August featured poet, showcased his paintings and poetry books at the Cave Wall Paintings exhibit.

February 4th (7-8:30p MST) at the Phoenix Art Museum:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, was a featured poet at Phoenix Art Museum’s First-Friday “Surviving the Sun: A Black Legacy Showcase.”
January 29th-30th (10a-10p CST) via Crowdcast :

Margaret Noodin and Laura Tohe, July and December (2019) poet guests, were among the featured readers at Woodland Pattern Book Center’s Poetry Marathon & Benefit.
January 22nd (4p EST) via Zoom:
Jeff Cottrill, a December (2020) poet guest, was a featured poet at a reading for the Paper Teller Diorama anthology.

January 19th (12-1p EST) via Zoom :

Edauri Navarro-Pérez, a March (2019) featured poet, is a contributing author on a research paper and associated speaker series about microbial exposure and social equity.
2021
December 18th (6p MST / 8p EST) via Zoom :
Héctor Castañeda, Jeff Cottrill and Unmesh Mohitkar, July, December (2020) and April poet guests, respectively, were among the featured poets of the Word is Write’s anniversary show.

December 12th (2-4:30p MST) at Palabras Bookstore:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, led his “Building Protected Worlds” workshop.
December 10th (6-8p MST) at Palabras Bookstore:
Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, held a book signing with Saloua Ibaline.

December 9th (7:30p GMT) via Zoom and at The Big Comfy Bookshop:

Jeff Cottrill, a December (2020) poet guest, was the featured performer at this month’s Fire and Dust open mic
December 4th (3p EAT) at a private location:
The Black Poet, a October (2019) poet guest, was a featured performer at The Perks of Smoking Too Much book launch.

December 3rd (7p MST) at ALAC:

Francisco Torres, a May (2019) featured poet, emceed the first DownTown Poetry Slam.
December 3rd (7-8:30p MST) at Nature House:
Laura Tohe, Taté Walker and Lydia Martinez (December 2019, October 2021 and April 2020 poet guests, respectively), were among the featured readers at the collaborative event between An Emerging Beyond Genocidal Colonization and Abalone Mountain Press (located in Nurture House).

November 20th (6p MST) in Laveen:

Jay Mercado, a November (2020) poet guest, was a featured performer at the Sorrow Circle + Friends fundraiser.
November 20th (7p EST) via Zoom and YouTube:
El DavÃd, a September (2020) poet guest, is the featured poet on episode 19th of The Poets with Purpose Sessions podcast.

November 16th (6:30p CST) via Zoom and at Brookings Public Library:

Taté Walker, an October featured poet, gave a presentation about the impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous health and wellness.
November 13th (7-9p MST) at Pizza Old Roma:

Francisco Torres, a May (2019) poet guest, was the host of November’s Glendale Poetry Slam.
November 13th (4-6p MST) at Grand Ave. Records:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, was the featured reader at the Records of Other Worlds event.
November 13th (4-5p EST) via Zoom:

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, was a featured poet at the 2021 Lost in the Letters “DIALOGUE” event.
November 11th (5:30p MST) via Zoom:

Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, held a double chapbook launch.
November 6th (8p MST) at Cha Cha’s Tea Lounge:

Austin Davis, an April (2020) poet guest, was the featured reader at this live poetry reading and open mic.
November 5th (6p-12a MST) at ALAC:
Francisco Torres, a May (2019) poet guest, was a featured reader at the opening reception of Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center’s Dia de Los Muertos exhibit.

November 1st (2:30-6p EDT) via Zoom:

Edauri Navarro-Pérez, a March (2019) poet guest, co-chaired this panel on inclusive communication.
October 31th (3-8p MST) at Guadalupe Mercado:
Lydia Martinez, an April (2020) poet guest, was vending at the Guadalupe Mercado “Happy Halloween” pop up.

October 30th (4-8p PDT) at HATCH Workshop:

Epiphaunye, a July featured poet, led a workshop at the All Hallow’s Eve: Heal & Chill.
October 30th (2-4:30p EDT) via Zoom:
Jeff Cottrill, a December poet guest, was a featured reader at this month’s Brownstone Poets reading series.

October 29th (7-8:30p MST) via Zoom

Julian Delacruz, a January (2020) poet guest, was a featured reader at the ASU MFA Reading Series.
October 29th (7-8:30p MST) at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore

Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, hosted Susan Nguyen’s Dear Diaspora book-release party.
October 28th (7:30p EDT) via Zoom
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, an August poet guest, was a featured reader at Boston University’s Robert Lowell Memorial Reading.

October 25th (8a-6p EAT) at The Uganda Museum

Open Mic Uganda, co-founded by the Black Poet and Dennis Ssesanga, October (2019) featured poets, held their OpenMic Poetry Slam.
October 24th (2-4p MST) via Zoom

Abalone Mountain Press, founded by Amber McCrary, a March (2019) featured poet, hosted their Indigenous Writing Circle.
October 24th (10a-2p MST) at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore

Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, held their Books and Brunch event.
October 23rd (7-9p MST) at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore

Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, hosted their “Cucuy Cuentos” BIPOC open mic.
October 18th (8p EDT) via Zoom
Felicia Zamora, a November (2019) poet guest, was among the featured readers at Ananda Lima’s
Mother/land poetry reading.

October 15th (5p GMT+1) via Zoom

Isabel del Rio, an October (2020) poet guest, discussed her memoir, A Woman Alone, with journalist Mark A. Silberstein.
October 12th (5p GMT+1) via Zoom

Leo Boix, an August (2020) featured poet, was a panel speaker at the London Spanish Book & Zine Fair’s “British Latinx Poetry” event.
October 9th (1-7:30p MST) via Zoom

tanner menard, a November (2019) poet guest, was a feature reader and workshop lead at this month’s Queer Poetry Salon.
October 8th (6-8p MST) at Grassrootz Bookstore
Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, was the featured reader at Grassrootz Bookstore.

October 5th (7p EDT) via Zoom

Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, was a panel speaker at La Palabras Comprometida artivist discussion.
October 3rd (6-8p MST) at K’é
Abalone Mountain Press, founded by Amber McCrary, a March (2019) featured poet, hosted their Indigenous Writing Circle.

October 1st (10p MST) at Flagstaff Brewing Company

Jay Mercado, a November poet guest, was a featured performer at the Dead Renaissance album launch party.
October 1st (5-7p MST) at Revolutionary Grounds
Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, was the featured reader at Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee.

September 26th-October 30th at the Phoenix Fair Trade Cafe

Chela Chelinski, a September (2019) featured poet, exhibited a series of collaborative art at the Phoenix Fair Trade Cafe.
September 25th (7:30p MST) at Momentum Aerial

Jay Mercado, a November poet guest, was a featured performer at this month’s Flagstaff Foundry.
September 25th (6p EDT) via Zoom
ELKAT Productions, co-founded by El DavÃd, a September (2020) poet guest, hosted their “Pass the Mic” feature reading and open mic.

September 24th (6-8p MST) at Audubon Southwest

Sean Avery, a May (2019) poet guest, celebrated the publication of his book, 808s & Otherworlds.
September 16th (6-9p PDT) at Mexican Heritage Plaza

Lydia Martinez, an April (2020) poet guest, was a featured reader at the ¡Grito de PoesÃa! celebration and book launch.
September 5th (7p EDT) via Facebook

Oscar Mancinas was the featured poet at the Poets in Pajamas Weekly Reading Series.
August 27th-28th in Fort St. Elmo

Miriam Calleja, a November poet guest, was a featured writer at the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival.
August 24th (6p CDT) via Zoom
Jeff Cottrill, a December poet guest, was a featured reader at the virtual launch for the Sinew: 10 Year of Poetry in the Brew anthology.

August 22nd (6p MST) via Zoom

Abalone Mountain Press, founded by Amber McCrary, a March (2019) featured poet, hosted their Indigenous Writing Circle.
August 11th (6-10p MST) in Phoenix
MysticBlu, a July (2020) poet guest, was a featured performer at the Grassrootz HipHop Celebration.

August 7th (6:30-8p MST) via Zoom

Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, an April (2019) featured poet, relaunched their virtual BIPOC open mic.
August 7th (9-11:30p EDT) via Zoom
John “Chance” Acevedo, a July (2020) featured poet, hosted “The Dumping Grounds” open mic.

August 6th (7p EDT) via Zoom

Julie Danho, a January poet guest, was one of the featured poets at Calling All Poets Series’ event.
July 30th (7-9p MST) in Phoenix
Raji Ganesan, Sean Avery and Erin Kong, featured poets from March (2020) and May and September (2019), were among this amazing lineup of artists at Friday’s fundraiser and showcase.

July 25th (1 PM PDT) on Zoom

Amber McCrary, a March (2019) poet guest, led Changing Wxman’s Blood Memory poetry workshop.
July 24th (11:30 PM MDT) on Colorado
Wyld Tha Bard, an August (2019) featured poet, played the main stage at the Salamander Fest.

July 18th-24th (MDT) on Zoom

Laura Tohe, tanner menard and Amber McCrary were among the incredible faculty lineup for the 2021 Emerging Diné Writers’ Institute.
July 17th (2 PM MDT) in Silver City, New Mexico
Beate Sigriddaughter, a February (2020) featured poet, read from her collection, Kaleidoscope, at the Tranquilbuzz Coffee House.

July 17th (6 PM MDT) on Zoom

Unmesh Mohitkar, an April poet guest, was a featured reader at the Word is Write’s Open Mic.
June 28th (6 – 8 PM MST) in Phoenix
Abalone Mountain Press, headed by Amber McCrary, a March (2019) featured poet, launched a monthly writing circle for Indigenous writers.

June 15th (8 – 9 PM EDT) via Zoom

Palabras Bilingual Bookstore, co-founded by our past featured poet Rosaura Magaña, co-hosted the In the Heights virtual book launch with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes and Jeremy McCarter, moderated by America Ferrera.
June 9th (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM AEST) at Bondi Bowling Club
Kelly Van Nelson was one of three featured performers at Poetica’s event in North Bondi.

May 30th-31st (9p-2am MST) at Stratus Event Center

MysticBlu, a poet guest, was a featured artist at this year’s Afro Reggae Fest in Phoenix.
May 29th (6:30-9:30p MST) at Spaces of Opportunity
Lydia Martinez, a poet guest, was a featured performer at Her Voice Open Mic in Phoenix.

May 25th (7p EDT) via YouTube

Meera Dasgupta, a poet guest, was one of four featured performers at Bowery Poetry’s Resilience Poetry.
May 18th-28th (10a-5p UK time) at the St. Albans Cathedral

Grae J. Wall, a feature poet, exhibited his photograph at the Life in Lockdown photography exhibition at the St. Albans Cathedral in the UK.
May 20th (7p EDT) via Zoom

Meera Dasgupta, a March poet guest, gave a special performance at the 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate Commencement.
May 15th (sunset-9p MST) in Phoenix, AZ
Lydia Martinez, our past poet guest, was a vendor at the Fifth Annual Mujeres del Desierto event.

May 13th (7p PDT) via Zoom

Lee MartÃnez Soto, our past poet guest, was featured on Paint It Black, The Rolling Stones tribute open mic.
May 11th (7p CDT) via Zoom
Felicia Zamora, our past featured poet, was one of the panelists at this discussion on the future of Chicanx literature.

May 9th (6p UK Time) via Facebook

Jeff Cottrill, our past poet guest, was one of two featured poets at the this month’s Runcible spoon open mic.
May 5th (5-7p MST) via Zoom
Narrative Medicine at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine Phoenix, hosted a Celebration of the Publication of the 7th and 8th Editions of ChArt
Works from these past poet guests below appeared in the 7th edition of ChArt.
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April 29th (7p EDT) via Zoom

Felicia Zamora, our past featured poet, hosted a reading and book launch for her newest collection: I Always Carry My Bones.
April 28th-30th (MDT) via Zoom

Amber McCrary, our past featured poet, was one of the panelists discussing, “Saad Bee Ahoozhood: Thinking Towards a Diné Literary Culture,” on Friday, April 30th.
April 27th (6-7:30p MST) via Zoom
tanner menard, our past featured poet, led a workshop on Creading a Community Event.

April 24th (7-9p MST) via Zoom

AMP, our past featured poet, was an organizer of this year’s Breaking the Silence Virtual Dance, for those in grades 9-12 living in Maricopa County, AZ.
April 24th (7-8:30p MST) via Zoom
Oscar Mancinas, our past featured poet, was a featured reader at Letters from el Valle and Beyond/Letras del Valle y Más Allá.

April 21st (6:30-8p MST) via Zoom

Laura Tohe, a past featured poet, was a featured poet at University of Arizona’s celebratory event of The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature.
April 20th (6-7:30p MST) via Zoom

Amber McCrary, a past featured poet, discussed the ways to self-publish a zine.
April 15th (7p MST) via YouTube
Austin Davis, our past featured poet, read his poems at Desert Spotlight’s YT Live Show, to the accompaniment of Jazz musician Joe Allie.

April 7th (10a-2p MST) via Zoom

Catherine Lockmiller, our past featured poet, organized the 2021 All Virtual PBC Living Library, where human “books” told their stories about the challenges they’ve faced in the healthcare system.
Readers learned how storytelling can be a powerful force in generating empathy, overcoming injustice, and growing new opportunities to better the healthcare system.
April 3rd (10a-3p PDT) via Zoom
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a stellar lineup of poets at A Virtual Garden of Verses, including our past featured poet, Felicia Zamora.

April 1st (7-8p Arizona Time) via Zoom

Imogen Arate, host of Poets and Muses, led an interactive conversation about the perception of poetry and poets at ASU Piper Center’s monthly literary salon.
March 21st and 28th (5p MST) via Zoom
Desert Diwata, co-founded by our past featured poet Erin Kong, and Luya Poetry teamed up to offer a two-week writing workshop.

March 26th (5-7pm EAT) at Bushpig Backpackers Kampala

Open Mic Uganda, co-founded by two of our featured guests, The Black Poet and Dennis Ssesanga, held an in-person Women, Power & Poetry event.
March 25th (5:30–6:30p Perth, Australia, Time) via Zoom

Jeff Cottrill, a December poet guest, and Imogen Arate, host of Poets and Muses, were among the readers at the Launch Event for the Globalisation poetry Anthology, in which both of their work are included.
March 22nd (5-6:30p Arizona Time) via Zoom

Poets and Muses, in collaboration with UNCOMP Narrative Medicine & Health Humanities and Revisionary Arts, hosted Poetry of Connection in Times of Crisis, a reading and panel discussion in celebration of World Poetry Day, featuring five of our past poet guests.
March 21st (7p CET) via YouTube
Maysan Nasser, one of our November poet guests, was a featured reader at the PoesÃas desde las sombras de la ira y de la sanación poetry jam.

March 20th (4-6pm Arizona Time) via Zoom

One of our poet guests, Amber McCrary (the founder of Abalone Mountain Press), was a featured reader and panelist at the Labriola Community Reading and Celebration, as a part of NEA Big Read Phoenix.
March 19th (1-2p GMT) via Zoom

Jeff Cottrill, one of our December poet guests, was the featured poet on Nowt But Verse with Hannah Stone at the Leeds Library.
March 14th (6:30p GMT) via Zoom

Jeff Cottrill, a December poet guest, was the featured reader at this month’s Run your tongue.
March 13th (6-7:30p MST) via Zoom
Palabras Bookstore, co-founded by Rosaura Magaña, one of our featured poets, restarted its monthly BIPOC Open Mic.

March 12th (7-9p MST) via Zoom

Join the Sun Valley Jack and Jill Chapter every 2nd Friday for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music, and comedy.
Hosted by our past poet guest, Tamika (aka Dr. T)
March 6th (12-1:30p MST) via Zoom

Rosaura Magaña, one of our featured poets, hosted a special NEA-Big-Read-Phoenix edition of Palabras Bookstore’s Mujerx Book Club.
March 4th (6p PST) via YouTube
Oscar Mancinas, one of our poet guests, was a featured reader at GASHER Journal’s 2 Readers 2 Nights virtual readings.

February 28th (7:30-9:30p EEST) via Zoom

Sidewalk Beirut, established by one of our November featured poets, Maysan Nasser, hosted a generative poetry workshop with Anna Turner, a British poet and playwright.
February 27th (6:30-8:30pm MST) via Zoom

Two Navajo-Nation Poets Laureate, including one of our featured poets, Laura Tohe, officially kicked off NEA Big Read Phoenix with a conversational community event.
February 27th (1-4pm MST) via Zoom

One of our featured poets, Amber McCrary (the founder of Abalone Mountain Press), led a zine-writing workshop at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center (at ASU Library), as a part of NEA Big Read Phoenix.
February 20th (2-3pm MST) via Zoom

June Powers, a September poet guest, hosted a triple-book launch virtually at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore.
February 14th (8p Beirut Time) via Zoom
Sidewalk Beirut (established by our featured guest, Maysan Nasser) hosted a “speed-dating” style mini chat-and-create get together, where participants were matched with three different people to discuss thoughts on various aspects of love, then share the result of those brainstorms in an open mic.

February 13th (6-8p PST) via Zoom

Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) was a featured poet at the inaugural Los Angeles Poet Society Press Presents: Acid Verse Literary Journal Release Party.
February 13th (11am-6pm EAT) at Bushpig Backpackers Kampala
Because Uganda has COVID under control, Open Mic Uganda, co-founded by two of our featured guests, The Black Poet and Dennis Ssesanga, fêted Valentine’s Day with in-person literary festivities.

February 11th-16th via YouTube

Proverse Hong Kong showcased a poem a day from Home, Away, Elsewhere, the latest poetry collection by our featured poet,
Vaughan Rapatahana.
February 9th (7-8:30p MST) via Zoom
Dr. Tamika Sanders, a past poet guest, gave a fascinating presentation about the role of coded messages and songs in helping slaves reach freedom via the Underground Railroad.

February 7th (3-4p AKST) via YouTube

Our past poet guest, Felicia Zamora, was one of the featured poets taking part at the Pièces de Résistance benefit reading for the Alaska Quarterly Review.
January 27th (6p GMT) via Zoom
The Oxford Arab Society launched a monthly Poetry Night with Sidewalk Beirut, established by our featured poet, Maysan Nasser.

January 13th (6-8p MST) via Zoom

Our past poet guest, Erin Kong, co-curated a special lunar new year / anniversary celebration reading and open mic.
January 8th (7-9p MST) via Zoom
Join the Sun Valley Jack and Jill Chapter every 2nd Friday for an evening of poetry, storytelling, music, and comedy.
Hosted by our past poet guest, Tamika (aka Dr. T)

January 8th (7:30p EST) via Zoom

Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) was a featured poet at 2021’s first iteration of Words out Loud
2020
December 31st (6p PST) via Zoom

Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) read with other participants of the Los Angeles Poet Society‘s Love Letters to 2020 writing workshop.
December 31st (7p EST) via twitch
Count down to the new year with The Poetry Stream’s “New Year’s Eve vs battle” poetry slam between Chrissy Bloom and Nicole Tracii (an August poet guest)

December 21st (8:30 CST) via Instagram

Service (an August poet guest) hosted a virtual listening party for his Born + Raised project.
on Instagram:
@servicenoservice

December 19th (7p PST) via Zoom

Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) was a featured poet at Open Mic McGee #13. DM her on Twitter or Instagram to get the sign-in details
December 17th (8p EST) via Stream Yard
Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) was one of the featured performers at the Healing Collective Benefit for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida

November 10th-20th
Live discussions between Poets and Muses Host, Imogen Arate, and Sidewalk Beirut‘s Founder,
Maysan Nasser

July 16th (7:30pm AZ time) via Zoom

Ric Castillo and Imogen Arate will be guest-hosting July’s District 4 Poetry Open Mic
May 25th (8pm EDT) via Zoom from Woolly Mammoth
Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) demonstrated her geek creds at the Spit Dat Digital “Say Nerd” event.

May 16th (5:30p MDT) via Twitch.tv

A new poem by Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) was featured during Broche Ballet’s Third-Anniversary Multimedia Concert.
April 29th (8pm EDT) via Instagram Live
Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) chatted with The Haifa Girls about staying creative during the lock down.
The Haifa Girls is a lifestyle company co-founded by our past poet guest, Alana Hayes.

April 10th (7-9pm) via Zoom

Imogen Arate (host of Poets and Muses) & a number of past poet guests were featured at the second of four Friday readings from Phoenix Poetry Series, to celebrate National Poetry Month.
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March 16th (postponed due to the coronavirus) at Blue House Café

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February 22nd at ASU Tempe

Poets and Muses was scheduled to exhibit at the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Literary Fair (cancelled due to rain), where past poet guests, tanner menard and Laura Tohe, gave talks and readings (this portion was moved to Piper Writers House).
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February 21st at Alwun House

Host of Poets and Muses, Imogen Arate, past poet guests, Anna Flores and Tristan Marshell, and other bards will envelop you in erotic poetry.
January 3rd at Palabras Bookstore

2019
November 28th at First Church

November 26th at First Church

November 9th at Space 55
Imogen Arate, the Executive Producer and Host of Poets and Muses, will be performing at Desert Diwata’s “Exodus” event, along with Poets-and-Muses guests, Megan Condeno Atencia and Erin Kong (DD’s Co-Founder), and other notable AAPI & POC artists.

October 5th at the Phoenix Public Market

Poets and Muses exhibited at the 2019 Meet Your Literary Community event (along with Poets-and-Muses guest, Leah Marché and Erin Kong, and other exhibitors) and took part in our partner, Oh My Ears’s demonstration of the Phoenix Poetry Orchestra.
September 26th at the Uganda Museum
Imogen Arate was featured, along with a number of talented Ugandan poets, writers, performers and artists, at Tontoma‘s Meet & Greet with Arts Collaboratory (including Poets-and-Muses guests, Rap Poet, Gideon Mugay and the Black Poet).
September 21st at the Phoenix Urban Arts Market

Poets-and-Muses guests, Imani the Lyricist, Dyrti Redd, Lupe Castro and Francisco Torres, were featured.
June 4th at the Phoenix FilmBar
Imogen Arate performed with the Phoenix Poetry Orchestra wind quartet, with music composed by Kevin E. Kerr, specifically to the poems she read.
During the 2nd half, the audience participated in writing improv poetry that the talented musicians interpreted (in vivo) in musical form.

June 1st at the Mesa Convention Center

Poets and Muses exhibited at the 2019 KJZZ Arizona Story Fest & Authors Showcase.
May 25th at Narrative
Imogen Arate read her poetry and short stories along with Poets-and-Muses guests, Sean Avery and Anna Flores, among other writers.

May 11th at the Heard Museum

Imogen Arate MCed the Poetry Reading Open Mic at the Books, Beats and Bite event, which also featured Poets-and-Muses guests, Freddy Lopez and Dyrti Redd.
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