The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets presents Open Mic Night on the second Wednesday of each month, September through May, usually held at the Larson Gallery, YVC Campus, 1606 W. Nob Hill Blvd (across the street from the old Larson Gallery).
Our Open Mic meetings begin at 7:00pm (unless otherwise noted) with doors open at 6:30pm.
Open Mic is back!
Wednesday, September 10, 2025,
7:00pm
at the Larson Gallery
(Doors open at 6:30pm for a Reception prior to the Reading.)
Featured Poet: Lenora Rain-Lee Good
Lenora Rain-Lee Good lives near the Columbia River in Kennewick, WA. Her latest chapbook, Saying Goodbye to Thomas, published by Finishing Line Press has just been released. She writes fiction, radio dramas, and her love—poetry.
Her poetry has appeared in online and print anthologies, including Quill and Parchment, Fixed and Free, and Cirque Journal. Her favorite poetry quote: “A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.” ~ Robert Heinlein
If you wish to read, please sign up via email:
Like the Poetry contest, Open Mic Night got its start at Allied Arts. The event was initiated in 2005 by local poet Elaine Smith. Then encouraged by the former Allied Arts director Elizabeth Herres Miller and her successor Jessica Moskwa. They felt a monthly forum where local poets could read original work would complement the annual contest. They were right.
Poets Claire Carpenter, Dotty Armstrong, Chuck Forster, Rod Nelson, Linda Brown, Ed Stover, Elaine Smith, and Mark Fuzie have kept Open Mic alive.
Open Mic Night was popular at the outset and remains so as a program now run by the Yakima Coffeehouse Poets. Come read a poem and meet your fellow Yakima poets.