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Poetry and Espresso
2029-12-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Roots Plants and Coffee, 124 B Erlanger Avenue, Slidell, LA, 70458, United States
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.
Five minute limit for poets. Seven to ten minutes for music open-mic singers and musicians.
Please arrive early to sign in!

The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series
2029-12-30 16:30 - 18:00, 2030-01-06 16:30 - 18:00, 2030-01-13 16:30 - 18:00, 2030-01-20 16:30 - 18:00, 2030-01-27 16:30 - 18:00, 2030-02-03 16:30 - 18:00 | Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
Sundays at 4:20 pm
The Maple Leaf Bar hosts the longest continuously running poetry reading series in North America. It is free and open to the public. The poetry series has been a platform for a great diversity of writers to present their work, from the published and well-established to the novice poet alike. The reading series was founded in 1979 by Franz Heldner, Bob Stock, and the consummate poet laureate of the Maple Leaf Bar, Everette Maddox.
The series gained popularity around the same time that James Booker, the flamboyantly wonderful one-eyed piano virtuoso, held court at The Leaf. Everette Maddox, another well-loved outrageous personality of the time, helped popularized the series with his humor, charisma and whit. Maddox ran the series for nearly 10 years, until his death in 1989. Since then, the torch has been carried on by poet Nancy Harris aka “Ape Woman.”
To date, there have been four published anthologies of poets who have read their work at the Maple Leaf: The Maple Leaf Rag (1980), The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology (1994), the Maple Leaf Rag III (2006), and Maple Leaf Rag IV (2010).
Additionally, the Maple Leaf is portrayed in many books and stories by New Orleans writers. It is thinly disguised as “The Raintree Street Bar” in the Ellen Gilchrist short story “The Raintree Street Bar and Washerteria” (The Leaf was once a small Laundromat). Poems inspired by the Maple Leaf or about the bar can be found in Mirror Wars and Shards, by Nancy Harris; Body and Soul and Rhythm & Booze, by Julie Kane; and The Everette Maddox Song Book, Bar Scotch and American Waste by Everette Maddox.
American Waste is a collection of Maddox’ final poems, written at the Maple Leaf, Muddy Waters (which was once located across the street) and at the Carrollton Station. Maddox penned the final version of his poems on bar napkins, fliers, and beer coasters which were collected by Hank Staples, the current owner of the Maple Leaf Bar. After Maddox’ death, his friends decided to publish the posthumous collection of poems.
The readings are held every Sunday at 4:20 p.m. If you are going to be in New Orleans and would like to read, please contact us at least a month or more in advance.
For more info, go to: https://www.mapleleafbar.com/poetry-night or contact Nancy Harris on Facebook.

Open Mic (Jazz & Poetry)
2030-01-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-01-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-01-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-01-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-01-29 19:00 - 21:00, 2030-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club, 1931 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States

Poets on Poets
2030-01-02 21:00 - 23:30, 2030-01-09 21:00 - 23:30, 2030-01-16 21:00 - 23:30, 2030-01-23 21:00 - 23:30, 2030-01-30 21:00 - 23:30, 2030-02-06 21:00 - 23:30 | Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70117, United States
Café Istanbul presents Poets on Poets every Wednesday 10:00 pm – 2:00 am.

Doors open for 9:00 pm.

$5 drinks all night long.

Literary Night At The Coffeehouse
2030-01-03 19:00 - 21:00 | The Neutral Ground Coffee House, 5110 Danneel St, New Orleans, LA, 70115, United States
All poets, writers, rappers, spell spinners, whisperers, and lovers of the Spoken Word.
Open Mic Poet’s Night every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

The Magic Mic
2030-01-03 20:00 - 22:30, 2030-01-10 20:00 - 22:30, 2030-01-17 20:00 - 22:30, 2030-01-24 20:00 - 22:30, 2030-01-31 20:00 - 22:30 | Poor Boys Bar, 1328 St Bernard Ave, New Orleans, L, 70116, United States
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!

Esoterotica: Original Erotic Readings by Local Writers
2030-01-09 21:00 - 23:00, 2030-01-23 21:00 - 23:00, 2030-02-06 21:00 - 23:00 | The AllWays Lounge, 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70117, United States
Every Other Wednesday at The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret 2240 St. Claude Ave. NOLA
21 & Up, $5 at the Door, ID’s & Proof of Vaxx Required
We Strive to Create an Inclusive & Safe Space for Our Audience & Provocateurs.
No Matter Who You Are, What You Desire, or Whom You Love, All Are Welcome
Esoterotica 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.
Life’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.
Do You have Something to Share? Email Us to Submit Your Original Erotica or Get More Information & Guidelines at info@esoterotica.com

Poetry and Espresso
2030-01-18 18:30 - 21:00 | LA
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!
