ART OF WORDS: Poets’ Open Mic

Co-hosts Tamell “Big” Bailey and CathyB invite adults and young adults, as audience members and performers, to gain inspiration from new and original poems and songs. Each month’s theme is offered as a possible writing prompt, but other subjects are welcome. Following each month’s featured performer, new and experienced “word artists” are given the stage for three minutes to practice presentation skills in front of a respectful, welcoming audience in a “radio- and family-friendly” environment.

Questions or early signup? Contact Cathy at: 803-642-2020, ext 3 or email cathyb@abbe-lib.org

At the event, open mic signup begins at 5:30pm
Featured performer begins at 6:00 pm
Theme for September: PHASES

FEATURED PERFORMER SHAI MOONLIGHT
Shai (pronounced “shy”) Moonlight is a Columbia-based poet, host and “artivist.” A member of the Poetree Family and New Danger, she began performing spoken word in March 2024, after over two decades as a written word artist. Shai is the mother of three amazingly unique kids and works as a healthcare professional by day. Her purpose in poetry is to be an ever-changing and ever-present light

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