April Open Poetry Hoot *Theme: Break into Patterns!*

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 06:45 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

The Down Home | Johnson City

Johnson City Poets Collective
Publisher/HostJohnson City Poets Collective
April Open Poetry Hoot *Theme: Break into Patterns!*
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*Outfit theme for the month (our first one this year!) "Break into Patterns: 'Crazy patterns, silly outfits, absurdist designs'" Wear what shouldn't go together as we come together for poetry this month.
Come along and read your work, and listen to some fine local wordsmiths.
You can sign up to read when you arrive. Our reading lists have been filling up quickly, so please arrive early to get on the sign-up sheet. It will open at 6:45. We will have two rounds, about eighteen readers total for the night, and a few alternate slots in case there is time.
No more than 4 minutes per poet, per round.
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The Down Home, 300 W Main St, Johnson City, TN 37604-6146, United States

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