Phoenix Poetry Open Mic
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Hello all and WELCOME or WELCOME BACK!
Phoenix Poetry is kicking off it's first event at our new venue with spectacular features!!
We can't wait to see you at the open mic!
Sign up starts between 12:15 and 12:30 pm
Features go on promptly at 1:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: we must be out by 3 pm, so open mic time may be limited so everyone can read!
$5 donation at signup is greatly appreciated!
Please support the venue with drinks and/or food ...
Shoutout to Diana Gitesha Hernandez for securing us a new home and cheers to the the staff at One and One!
Let's meet our marvelous features:
DAVIDSON GARRETT is a poet and actor, originally from Shreveport. Louisiana, and has lived in Manhattan for over half a century. Davidson is the author of two poetry collections, King Lear of the Taxi, published by Advent Purple Press, and Arias of a Rhapsodic Spirit, published by Kelsay Books. His poetic memoir, Miss Price & Me was released in 2026 from Kelsay Books. In 2016 and 2018, he was curator for Boog City’s Poets’ Theater. Davidson was a New York City yellow taxi driver off and on for 40 years to help subsidize his artistic pursuits.
DIANA GITESHA HERNANDEZ is a Nuyorican poet, jazz vocalist w/Diva Jazz Dive, and visual artist. She has created several collections of poetry, including her chapbook Nuyorican Rhapsody and her cd Imbued, which brings together poetry and song. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and collaborative musical-poetic collections. She is the founder of the Artemis Poets Collective, a vibrant poetic reading every 3rd Sunday of each month at One and One. Follow her on Face book for upcoming events and at Gitesha.com
RICHARD LOEB lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and daughter. After a multi-major undergrad in English, anthropology, psychology and philosophy he completed an MFA degree in Creative writing with a focus on poetry at Old Dominion University. His poetry book, “The Architect of Deconstruction” was published by the “San Francisco Bay Press.” He co-edited the 44th Street Journal, and currently co-hosts the “Artemis Poets Collective Reading Series.
"Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid."
~ Langston Hughes
We can't wait to see you on Sunday!
Phoenix Poetry is kicking off it's first event at our new venue with spectacular features!!
We can't wait to see you at the open mic!
Sign up starts between 12:15 and 12:30 pm
Features go on promptly at 1:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: we must be out by 3 pm, so open mic time may be limited so everyone can read!
$5 donation at signup is greatly appreciated!
Please support the venue with drinks and/or food ...
Shoutout to Diana Gitesha Hernandez for securing us a new home and cheers to the the staff at One and One!
Let's meet our marvelous features:
DAVIDSON GARRETT is a poet and actor, originally from Shreveport. Louisiana, and has lived in Manhattan for over half a century. Davidson is the author of two poetry collections, King Lear of the Taxi, published by Advent Purple Press, and Arias of a Rhapsodic Spirit, published by Kelsay Books. His poetic memoir, Miss Price & Me was released in 2026 from Kelsay Books. In 2016 and 2018, he was curator for Boog City’s Poets’ Theater. Davidson was a New York City yellow taxi driver off and on for 40 years to help subsidize his artistic pursuits.
DIANA GITESHA HERNANDEZ is a Nuyorican poet, jazz vocalist w/Diva Jazz Dive, and visual artist. She has created several collections of poetry, including her chapbook Nuyorican Rhapsody and her cd Imbued, which brings together poetry and song. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and collaborative musical-poetic collections. She is the founder of the Artemis Poets Collective, a vibrant poetic reading every 3rd Sunday of each month at One and One. Follow her on Face book for upcoming events and at Gitesha.com
RICHARD LOEB lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and daughter. After a multi-major undergrad in English, anthropology, psychology and philosophy he completed an MFA degree in Creative writing with a focus on poetry at Old Dominion University. His poetry book, “The Architect of Deconstruction” was published by the “San Francisco Bay Press.” He co-edited the 44th Street Journal, and currently co-hosts the “Artemis Poets Collective Reading Series.
"Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid."
~ Langston Hughes
We can't wait to see you on Sunday!
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Where is it happening?
One and One, 76 E. 1st Street, New York, NY, United States
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Host or PublisherJennifer Juneau
