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Third Thursday is a monthly poetry program in partnership with Poetry Center San José and hosted by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Emeritus Mighty Mike McGee.Willow Glen Public Library, 1157 Minnesota Ave, San José, 95125.
Sign up for the open mic begins at 6:30pm. Open mic begins shortly after 7pm. Featured poet performs after 7–8 poets in the open mic, followed by an intermission.
Sharing snacks is emphatically welcomed!
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Our November feature is Lawrence Kelly!
Lawrence Kelly is a Afro-latino spoken word poet from the Bay Area, whose work unearths raw emotional truths and uplifts those with the same struggles with mental health and identity. He's published in West Valley's Voices Magazine, Caesura Magazine, Homies, and La Raiz Magazine. He's a speaker on the LGBT speaker's bureau and loves using his art to spread Black queer joy.
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Poetry Center San José's mission is to nurture and promote diverse literary expression in our community as a means of exploring, defining, and enriching the human experience. For those under 18 years of age who may be attending, we recommend that a parent/legal guardian be with you during the program.
Please observe San José Public Library’s Safety Guidelines.
To request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for library-sponsored events, please call 408-808-2355 or email [email protected] at least three business days prior to the event.
Audience survey for Third Thursday: https://bit.ly/4bqQgHa
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