Group Photo – July 28 2025

♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-7/28/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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SPECIAL EDITION w/ GUEST HOST
ERIC MORAGO @ericmorago
of MOON TIDE PRESS @moontidepress
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WE HAD A GLORIOUS TIME CELEBRATING THE LITERARY ARTS! THANK YOU ERIC FOR HOSTING AND EXEMPLIFYING GENEROSITY!
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🚨REMEMBER MONDAY NIGHT POETS🚨
See 🔗in bio @mondaynightpoetrynv
To submit for the upcoming anthology
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Writing Prompt(s):

Poet’s Choice:

Host Prompt –
“WHAT SECRET WOULD YOU WHISPER TO THE MOON?”

Director Prompt –
“your worst sin is that you’ve betrayed and destroyed yourself for nothing” Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
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Rundown:
July 28th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 30)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open

Run of Show

Hosted by Eric Morago

14 Open Mic Slots

📸Group Photo📸
❤️Intermission❤️

10 Open Mic Slots

Host Close
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Event:
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY
Weekly Open Poetry Mic
@mondaynightpoetrynv
Since January 3rd, 2022
♾️
Created & Directed by JJZ
Poet Laureate @cityofreno
(5th – JAN/24 – DEC/25)
w/ @renobigartslittlecity
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SPECIAL EVENT COLLABORATION
with Spoken Views Collective
@spoken_views_reno (Established 2006)
Founder & Co-Creator of MNP: Iain Watson
@amethyst_noir
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Host (unless otherwise specified):
@sidewayseightprojects 
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Venue:
@shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV
The Biggest Little City in the World
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Group Photo – July 21 2025

GROUP PHOTOS⭐️⭐️⭐️
♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-7/21/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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The evening’s festivities were preceded by a glorious poetry workshop lead by the fierce and fearless @mixed_asian_mama_ THANK YOU AGAIN MICHELLE!
We had 24 amazing poets (5 first timers!) and wonderful community building across the night.
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OUR BELOVED VENDORS @kemeticlove RETURN!
See 🔗in bio @mondaynightpoetrynv for website
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Rundown:
July 21st, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 29)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open

Run of Show

Hosted by Jesse James Ziegler

14 Open Mic Slots

📸Group Photo📸
❤️Intermission❤️

10 Open Mic Slots

Host Close
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Event:
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY
Weekly Open Poetry Mic
@mondaynightpoetrynv
Since January 3rd, 2022
♾️
Created & Directed by JJZ
Poet Laureate @cityofreno
(5th – JAN/24 – DEC/25)
w/ @renobigartslittlecity
.
SPECIAL EVENT COLLABORATION
with Spoken Views Collective
@spoken_views_reno (Established 2006)
Founder & Co-Creator of MNP: Iain Watson
@amethyst_noir
.
Host (unless otherwise specified):
@sidewayseightprojects 
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Venue:
@shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV
The Biggest Little City in the World
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Group Photo – July 8 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️LAST NIGHT GROUP PHOTOS⭐️⭐️⭐️
♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-7/7/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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📸Group Photo Credit: @alonmusic_
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We tried a different format last night which seemed to work out wonderfully for everyone involved! Thank you to everyone who touched stage, wore yellow, supported the prompt and carried on the uplifting legacy of @sundancebooksandmusic !
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🌻🌻🌻2ND ANNUAL SUNDANCE SLAM🌻🌻🌻
🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼ONE POEM PER SLOT🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝3 MINUTE MAXIMUM🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝
✨✨✨✨✨28 SLOTS AVAILABLE✨✨✨✨✨
💛💛💛💛💛💛WEAR YELLOW💛💛💛💛💛💛
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Writing Prompt(s): “SUNSHINE” ☀️🌞☀️🌞
Please incorporate the singular word prompt into your poem somehow whether it be the title or included in the body of the piece.
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Your most encouraging, uplifting, shiny, positive, complimentary, happy, joyful, inspirational and jubilant poems are gladly accepted!
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OUR BELOVED VENDORS @kemeticlove RETURN!
See 🔗in bio @mondaynightpoetrynv for website
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Rundown:
July 7th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 27)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
6:30PM – Show Open

Run of Show

Hosted by Jesse James Ziegler

7 Open Mic Slots

Brief Break

7 Open Mic Slots

📸Group Photo📸
❤️Intermission❤️

7 Open Mic Slots

Brief Break

7 Open Mic Slots

Host Close
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Event:
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY
Weekly Open Poetry Mic
@mondaynightpoetrynv
Since January 3rd, 2022
♾️
Created & Directed by JJZ
Poet Laureate @cityofreno
(5th – JAN/24 – DEC/25)
w/ @renobigartslittlecity
.
SPECIAL EVENT COLLABORATION
with Spoken Views Collective
@spoken_views_reno (Established 2006)
Founder & Co-Creator of MNP: Iain Watson
@amethyst_noir
.
Host (unless otherwise specified):
@sidewayseightprojects 
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Venue:
@shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV
The Biggest Little City in the World
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Group Photo – Monday, July 1 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️GROUP PHOTOS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-6/30/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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Writing Prompt(s): “THERAPY: WE WILL NOT END THE NIGHTMARE. WE’LL ONLY EXPLAIN IT.”
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📸Photo Credit of Host: @isis.atkins
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Rundown:
June 30th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 26)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
6:30PM – Show Open

Run of Show

Hosted by Jesse James Ziegler

10 Open Mic slots

📸Group Photo📸
❤️Intermission❤️

10 Open Mic Slots

Host Close
.
Event:
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY
Weekly Open Poetry Mic
@mondaynightpoetrynv
Since January 3rd, 2022
♾️
Created & Directed by JJZ
Poet Laureate @cityofreno
(5th – JAN/24 – DEC/25)
w/ @renobigartslittlecity
.
SPECIAL EVENT COLLABORATION
with Spoken Views Collective
@spoken_views_reno (Established 2006)
Founder & Co-Creator of MNP: Iain Watson
@amethyst_noir
.
Host (unless otherwise specified):
@sidewayseightprojects 
.
Venue:
@shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV
The Biggest Little City in the World
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