DRV Gallery presents Poetry Open Mic

Present your own original poetry or enjoy the poems of local poets.

Poet Sign-up 1:00-1:30pm (Ten slots)
Open mic 1:30-2:30pm
Featured Poet: 2:30-3:00PM
October 3rd Featured Poet: Sara Ries Dziekonski
Suggested Donation: $5
Seating: first come, first serve

About our Featured Poet:

Sara Ries Dziekonski was Runner-Up for the Press 53 Award for Poetry for her most recent manuscript, Today’s Specials, which was selected as a finalist for the Woodrow Hall Top Shelf Award for a book of poetry published in 2024. Sara is a Buffalo native and holds an MFA in poetry from Chatham University. Her poems have appeared in American Life in Poetry, ONE ART, Slipstream, Potomac Review, Mom Egg Review, SWWIM Every Day, Connecticut River Review, and LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas, among others. Sara is the co-founder of Poetry Midwives Editing and Submission Services.