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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA\n21 & Up\, $5 at the Door\, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required \nWe Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.\nNo Matter Who You Are\, What You Desire\, or Whom You Love\, All Are Welcome \nEsoterotica is a revolving cast of local\, New Orleans area\, provocateurs reading and performing original erotica live\, on stage. Including poetry\, flash fiction\, spoken word\, sexy confessions\, and more\, each show is different\, often showcasing line-ups of new writing\, never heard before. \nLife’s pleasures are a sensory experience\, let us delight your imagination and provoke your desires in a variety of styles for your variety of persuasions.  Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram @Esoterotica NOLA. \nDo You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com
URL:https://litwire.org/event/esoterotica-original-erotic-readings-by-local-writers/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:The AllWays Lounge\, 2240 St. Claude Ave.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Erotica,Flash Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:Backyard Verses
DESCRIPTION:Come check out the poetry stylings of EGross and Brad Richard. I’d like to encourage you to bring a chair and some bug spray.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/backyard-verses-2/
LOCATION:1313 saint Bernard\, 1313 Saint Bernard ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116-1414\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Espresso
DESCRIPTION:Every THIRD Friday of each month\, Roots Plants + Coffee\, 124 Erlanger Avenue\, Slidell\, presents Poetry & Espresso. Dennis Formento hosts. 6:30 sign in\, 7:00 begin. Poets & musicians welcome. Free!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poetry-and-espresso-2/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:LA
CATEGORIES:Poetry
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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CREATED:20230802T021019Z
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Silver Room w/ Gus Berg and Bracken LeClair
DESCRIPTION:Silver Room is an online reading series for members of the University of New Orleans Creative Writing MFA community. We welcome anyone to join us in our virtual space for readings of poetry\, prose\, plays\, and more. \nReaders for April 12: \nGus Berg\nGus Berg is a New Orleans based writer from a disappearing town in Minnesota by way of San Francisco. His fiction\, nonfiction\, reviews\, and poetry have appeared in publications like Zyzzyva\, BuzzFeed\, Circles Magazine\, Ellipsis\, Writing for a Real World\, LMNL\, and others. Gus is a third-year fiction student in the Creative Writing Workshop at UNO\, where he serves as the Senior Associate Fiction Editor of Bayou Magazine\, emcees and co-organizes the Gold Room reading series\, and convinces first year writing students to stop using ChatGPT. \nBracken LeClair\nBracken LeClair (he/him\, they/them) is a trans poet thinking about angels. Their work focuses around queer issues\, trans and aspec experiences\, and religion\, and hopes to recenter the conventional perspective around love. They are currently in the process of earning their MFA in creative writing at UNO.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/silver-room-w-gus-berg-and-bracken-leclair/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Fiction,Interview,Online,Podcast,Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="UNO Silver Room":MAILTO:cwwsilverroom@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-04-09/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T143714
CREATED:20230802T021019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T172257Z
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-04-08/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA\n21 & Up\, $5 at the Door\, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required \nWe Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.\nNo Matter Who You Are\, What You Desire\, or Whom You Love\, All Are Welcome \nEsoterotica is a revolving cast of local\, New Orleans area\, provocateurs reading and performing original erotica live\, on stage. Including poetry\, flash fiction\, spoken word\, sexy confessions\, and more\, each show is different\, often showcasing line-ups of new writing\, never heard before. \nLife’s pleasures are a sensory experience\, let us delight your imagination and provoke your desires in a variety of styles for your variety of persuasions.  Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram @Esoterotica NOLA. \nDo You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com
URL:https://litwire.org/event/esoterotica-original-erotic-readings-by-local-writers/2026-04-08/
LOCATION:The AllWays Lounge\, 2240 St. Claude Ave.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Erotica,Flash Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Spoken Word
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SUMMARY:ALOUD featuring Lisa Pasold
DESCRIPTION:After the Gay Easter Parade\, meet us in the lovely 2nd floor of Turtle Bay for an evening of poetry featuring Lisa Pasold! We will gather at 6 and start the show at 6:30. After the feature\, we’ll take a short break\, then reconvene for the open mic. We’d love to see you and your work. \nLisa Pasold is a poet\, bilingual story-teller (English/French)\, and journalist originally from Tio’tia:ke/Montréal. Along with her five books\, she has also written for TV\, radio\, theatre\, and opera. She has been writing daily poems for two decades; the resulting poetry has appeared in magazines such as Room\, Fence and New American Writing. Rodrigo Toscano says of her work: ‘Pasold’s sense of a what a “day” is/might be\, what a “person” is\, what a “circumstance” is\, is up in the air. But ever so skillfully\, Pasold nets in the floating debris of social phenomenon into some of the richest poems and flash fiction pieces currently on offer.’ She’ll be reading from her new chapbook\, Kindnesses (Cactus Press.) \n 
URL:https://litwire.org/event/aloud-featuring-lisa-pasold/
LOCATION:Turtle Bay\, 1119 Decatur St\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182910Z
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260401T233000
DTSTAMP:20260423T143714
CREATED:20230802T021019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T172257Z
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260327T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T143714
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T203009Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Espresso
DESCRIPTION:Poetry open mic with featured musicians\, on the last Friday of every month. Solo musicians are also invited to play the open mic. Free admission. Please arrive early if you want to perform. \nFive minute limit for poets. Seven to ten minutes for music open-mic singers and musicians. \nPlease arrive early to sign in!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poetry-and-espresso/2026-03-27/
LOCATION:Roots Plants and Coffee\, 124 B Erlanger Avenue\, Slidell\, LA\, 70458\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dennis Formento":MAILTO:mesechabe@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T223000
DTSTAMP:20260423T143714
CREATED:20250806T182910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T182910Z
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SUMMARY:The Magic Mic
DESCRIPTION:7 minutes of magic on the mic. Show us your magic\, share in the magic of others. Tell your tales\, share your songs\, make music\, melodies and memories with us. ALL ACTs OPEN! Starts at 8pm every Thursday at Poor Boys!
URL:https://litwire.org/event/the-magic-mic/2026-03-26/
LOCATION:Poor Boys Bar\, 1328 St Bernard Ave\, New Orleans\, L\, 70116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation,Erotica,Flash Fiction,In-Person,Non-Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Poetry Slam,Q&A,Slam,Spoken Word,Story Slam,Storytelling,Talk
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flavius":MAILTO:flaviusbentley@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T233000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T172257Z
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SUMMARY:Poets on Poets
DESCRIPTION:Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.\n\nDoors open for 9:00 pm.\n\n$5 drinks all night long.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/poets-on-poets/2026-03-25/
LOCATION:Cafe Istanbul\, 2372 St Claude Ave\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T230000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T014515Z
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SUMMARY:Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
DESCRIPTION:Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA\n21 & Up\, $5 at the Door\, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required \nWe Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.\nNo Matter Who You Are\, What You Desire\, or Whom You Love\, All Are Welcome \nEsoterotica is a revolving cast of local\, New Orleans area\, provocateurs reading and performing original erotica live\, on stage. Including poetry\, flash fiction\, spoken word\, sexy confessions\, and more\, each show is different\, often showcasing line-ups of new writing\, never heard before. \nLife’s pleasures are a sensory experience\, let us delight your imagination and provoke your desires in a variety of styles for your variety of persuasions.  Follow Us on Facebook and Instagram @Esoterotica NOLA. \nDo You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com
URL:https://litwire.org/event/esoterotica-original-erotic-readings-by-local-writers/2026-03-25/
LOCATION:The AllWays Lounge\, 2240 St. Claude Ave.\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Erotica,Flash Fiction,Open Mic,Poetry,Spoken Word
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