Open Mic at MoAD is going virtual! All interested readers, please sign up to perform below. For those interested in being part of the audience, no need to rsvp.

Sign up to perform below. Everyone is welcome.

OPEN MIC THURSDAYS continue. Because we remain closed due to the global pandemic COVID-19, we will host our Open Mic online via ZOOM. Because we had such an awesome first virtual open mic, we will bring them to you TWICE per month instead of once.

Look for MoAD Open Mic this month on the SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAYS. Because we love MoAD and MoAD loves you!

DONATIONS OF ANY AMOUNT ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO MOAD ONLINE HERE, OR DONATING THROUGH GIVE BY CELL BY TEXTING THE WORD (USING ALL CAPS): MOADSF TO THE NUMBER: 56512 ON YOUR CELL PHONE, THEN FOLLOW THE LINK PROVIDED TO MAKE A DONATION. ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING MOAD AND CONTINUING TO BRING YOU ENGAGING PROGRAMMING.

Here is the link for joining via ZOOM:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87157455530?pwd=VEJxM3pXSHNVbU5LWHpWV2d4bngwZz09


PW: 461881

Hosted by poet Nia McAllister, join us for an evening of spoken word, featuring amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area. Participate or just watch. Everyone is welcome.‍

Our Featured Artist: Imani Cezanne

Imani Cezann is a poet, performer and teaching artist from San Diego, CA. For the last 5 years Imani has worked full time as a nationally touring poet, sharing her work at poetry venues, colleges, universities, conferences and festivals across the nation. Imani has won 5 Citywide Grand Slam Championships, placed in the top 10 at 7 World Poetry Slams and has appeared on three major network television shows performing original work.

In addition to forthcoming work in poetry journals such as Fugue, Nimrod, and Crab Creek Review, in 2016 Imani Released Black Girl Fly, a chapbook, with Belladonna Press. In March she became the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion for the second time, one of only two people to ever do so.‍

Generous support for this program is provided by Art Bridges