Apologies Again – The Finish Line is in Sight

A very tired me, Camilla Downs – January 18, 2026

Update

Tomorrow I begin Spring 2026 semester at UNR, and my last one before graduating in May!

Apologies to anyone looking to this website for poetry events! The last 3 semesters, especially the last semester, have kicked my ass. I had absolutely no time for anything but doing the classwork. It’s all good though, as most of it has been reading and writing.

On May 15, 2026, me and my 20 year old kid graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno. Me with an Interdisciplinary Degree in Creative Writing and Social Justice, and Gigi with an Interdisciplinary Degree in Creative Writing and Digital Game Design. Check this out! Me and Gigi have poetry class together! This will be interesting!

After I decompress for a few weeks, I’ll hopefully get back to posting poetry events here.

August 2025 Events

FOUR MONDAYS IN AUGUST 2025

A special thank you to COMMUNITY POETS for supplying the four prompts (from various sources) for use this upcoming month and the betterment of our writing community as a whole!

August 4th: @twoschae
August 11th: @rachgreyyyy
August 18th: @loguev
August 25th: @tears_of_gold256 based on a quote by Sir Ian McKellen

STAY TUNED for additional information regarding community and surrounding area events as well as our sessions of Monday Night Poetry.
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See the MONDAY NIGHT POETRY Facebook page for more event details…
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Event:
MONDAY NIGHT POETRY
Weekly Open Mic (every Monday)
@mondaynightpoetrynv
Since January 3rd, 2022
Created and Directed by Jesse James Ziegler
Reno Poet Laureate – (5th-JAN/24-DEC/25)
@cityofreno
@renobigartslittlecity
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Hosts:
@sidewayseightprojects
Unless otherwise specified
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Special Event Collaboration with
Spoken Views Collective (Since 2006)
@spoken_views_reno
Founder – Iain Watson
@amethyst_noir
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Venue:
Shim’s Tavern @shimstavern
125 W 3rd St., Reno, NV USA
The Biggest Little City in the World
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Rundown:

3:00PM – Doors Open
5:30PM – Sign-Ups Open
6:00PM – Prompt Open
6:30PM – Mic Open