About

This is a great opportunity to reach new readers and meet people who love words as much as you do. It takes courage to share your work with others. Be brave!

Details

• Open to the public, and everyone is welcome.
• No need to register in advance.
• Sign up for the open mic will start at 6:45 pm. Poets will be asked to keep their readings to four or fewer minutes.
• This event was formerly held at BARN, and is now at the Bainbridge Public Library.

Featured Reader: Sati Mookherjee 

Sati Mookherjee is the author of Eye (Ravenna Press) and Ways of Being (Albiso Award winner, MoonPath Press). A third collection, Des, is forthcoming in 2025 (Pulley Press). Her collaborations with contemporary classical composers have been performed or recorded by ensemble and solo musicians and she has been awarded an Artist Trust/ Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship Award. Sati serves on the Board of Directors of the Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival. satimookherjee.com

Host: Michele Bombardier, Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate 

Michele (top photograph) is Bainbridge Island’s first poet laureate and the author of "What We Do," a Washington Book Award finalist. She has published more than 100 poems and reviews, holds a master's of fine arts degree in poetry, and is the founder of Fishplate Poetry, offering retreats and workshops.

Sponsored by BARN, Bainbridge Public Library, Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program, Bainbridge Community Foundation, the city of Bainbridge Island, and Town & Country Markets.

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.