ART OF WORDS Poets’ Open Mic

Theme: Roots
Featured Poet: Mazanna’s Grandchild

Tera Jackson was born in Augusta, Georgia and raised in North Augusta, SC. She first learned poetry from her paternal Grandmother Mazanna Jackson at her kitchen table. Her first stage was in front of her Grandmother’s furnace. She is the mother of two beautiful, smart girls – Rodricka and Garyel – and the daughter of Reverend Herman and Minister Patricia Jackson.

Tera is a graduate of North Augusta High School and a very proud HBCU Alumni of  SC State University and Voorhees University. She holds a Masters Degree from Nova Southeastern University. She is in residency at Augusta Museum of History.

Tera is an actor coached by  Choice Skinner, a Voiceover Actor coached by Casaundra Freeman, and a member of the award winning Work With Your Voice Black Women’s Edition. She has been invited to walk the red carpets of Lagos,Nigeria, Hollywood California and London, England.

Co-hosts Tamell (Big) Bailey and CathyB are delighted to welcome this month’s featured poet and thank ACPL for providing a safe, welcoming space with such a great opportunity for adults and young adults to practice performance skills in front of a small audience, receive feedback, and get inspiration for creating new performance pieces. 

Participants will need to sign up by 5:45 in order to be included in the open mic. Each open mic performer may speak for up to three minutes on any radio-friendly/family-friendly topic.

For further information, contact Cathy Benedetto
(803) 642-2020 ext 3 or email cathyb@abbe-lib.org