• The Magic Mic

    Poor Boys Bar 1328 St Bernard Ave, New Orleans, L, 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!

    Free
  • Poetry and Espresso

    Roots Plants and Coffee 124 B Erlanger Avenue, Slidell, LA, 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!

    Free
  • Saints and Sinners Fest Queer AF Reading

    Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA, United States

    Come join us at the Hotel Monteleone on Saturday evening for our annual Queer AF reading! This special event pairs local and out-of-town writers from all writing stages and genres. This year, we are thrilled to announce that our featured readers are Rickey Laurentiis, Brad Richard, Chin-Sun Lee, Casey Dawson, Ben Fluet, who will be …

  • The Everette Maddox Memorial Reading Series

    Maple Leaf Bar 8316 Oak St, New Orleans, LA, 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 …