Featured poets:
Frank Beltrano / Stan Burfield
Carrie Lee Connel / Tom Cull
D’vorah Elias / Jan Figurski
Ryan Gibbs / Andreas Gripp
Gregory Wm. Gunn / Martin Hayter
Kevin Heslop / David Huebert
Camille Intson / Penn Kemp
Marlene Laplante / Alan Leangvan
Lincoln McCardle / DL Morrow
Dorothy Nielsen / Holly Painter
Wayne Ray / RL Raymond
Brittany Renaud / Peggy Roffey
Mark Tovey / David White
THE EVENT
WHERE: Mykonos Restaurant at 572 Adelaide St. North, London, Ontario. The restaurant has a large, covered terrace just behind the main restaurant, which comfortably holds 60 poetry lovers. Mediterranean food and drinks are available. The terrace is open to the parking lot behind. Overflow parking is available across the side street and in the large lot one block north, in front of Trad’s Furniture.
THE FEATURED POET: David Huebert opens the event with a reading that begins at 7:00, followed by a Q&A.
OPEN MIC: Following the featured poet, 15 open mic poets will read until 9:30 at the latest, with an intermission at about 8:00. Each poet has five minutes (which is about two good pages of poetry, but it should be timed at home). Sign up on the reader`s list, which is on the book table at the back. It's first come, first served.
COVER: Pay What You Can (in jar on back table, or use Donate Button on website Donate Page). Donations are our only source of income to cover expenses.
RAFFLE PRIZES: Anyone who donates at the event receives a ticket for a raffle prize, three of which will be picked after the intermission. The prizes consist of poetry books donated by The Ontario Poetry Society.