Monday Night Poetry – August 25 2025

♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-8/25/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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For the first time ever Monday Night Poetry will be in two places at once.
Rachel and Scoot ( @rachgreyyyy & @scottycar )will be hosting Monday Night Poetry LIVE at the one and only @burningman while we who are remaining here in the Biggest Little City will have our own “Mini Burn” 🔥at the usual location and poetry galore of our own. Stay tuned for pictures from both editions. 📸🙌🏽🫶🏽
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Writing Prompt(s):

“To experience becoming.
To find out what’s inside you.
To make your soul grow. “
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Rundown:
August 25th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 34)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open
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@poetrybookclub.blc
August 2025 Poet of Study
Ocean Vuong @ocean_vuong
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Vendors: Kemetic Love
@kemeticlove
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RUN OF SHOW

14 Open Mic Slots

📸Group Photo📸
🔥Mini Burn🔥
❤️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


Monday Night Poetry – August 18 2025

♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-8/18/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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Writing Prompt(s):

“Always be looking for treasure.”
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Rundown:
August 18th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 33)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open
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@poetrybookclub.blc
August 2025 Poet of Study
Ocean Vuong @ocean_vuong
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Vendors: Kemetic Love
@kemeticlove
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RUN OF SHOW

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
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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

Monday Night Poetry – August 11 2025

♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-8/11/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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Writing Prompt(s):

“This flicker is for flirting.”
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Rundown:
August 11th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 32)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open
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@poetrybookclub.blc
August 2025 Poet of Study
Ocean Vuong @ocean_vuong
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Vendors: Kemetic Love
@kemeticlove
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RUN OF SHOW

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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Poetry – August 6 2025

PROMPT: Write a poem (in advance of our session) about the word SUNFLOWER 🌻
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🎤📚🎤💥💥💥8/6/25💥💥💥🎤📚🎤
Our 1st session of August 2025 will be underway on the 6th from 6-8pm.
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With the necessary collaborative help from @ourcenterreno we’re continuing a new poetic journey: @truecolorspoetry (IG) ♾️{Since 2/7/24}♾️
We will meet on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of every month. The event is part workshop, part open mic, all love. Free to attend. ALL AGES. Materials provided. Bring your true colors and let them shine.
Assistant Director and Co-Host: @cheyennemxg
Produced by a member of @spoken_views_reno
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💥💥💥NOTE: Next gatherings (after 8/6/25): Wednesday, 8/20/25 and 9/3/25 from 6:00pm-8:00pm – 1745 S. Wells Ave., Reno NV, 89502
The host will be there starting at 5:45pm for anyone who wants to engage in writing exercises beforehand as a warm-up to the Open Mic/ Sharing portion.

Monday Night Poetry – August 4 2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️NEXT UP ON THE MICROPHONE ⭐️⭐️⭐️
♾️♾️♾️♾️MONDAY NIGHT POETRY♾️♾️♾️♾️
♾️♾️🎤🎤🎤MONDAY-7/28/25🎤🎤🎤♾️♾️
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OUR BELOVED VENDORS @kemeticlove RETURN!
See 🔗in bio @mondaynightpoetrynv for website
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Writing Prompt(s):

“A country and a home are the same thing right?”
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Rundown:
August 4th, 2025
(Season 4: Episode 31)
3:00PM – Doors Open
4:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
5:30PM – Poetry Workshop
6:30PM – Show Open
9:00PM – Book Club Open
Collective Breath Poetry Book Club
@poetrybookclub.blc
August 2025 Poet of Study
Ocean Vuong @ocean_vuong

Run of Show

Hosted by Eric Morago

14 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 
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Venue:
@shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV
The Biggest Little City in the World
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