Dargan Ware of the Alabama State Poetry Society will host a ZOOM open mic on Monday, April 22, beginning at 6:30 CST. Visitors can check our page at alpoets.org.

Founded in 1968, ASPS continues to encourage poets and to provide them with opportunities for sharing and growing.

Come out to the Parnell Memorial library for an open mic & poetry slam!

This event may include adult and/or mature content.

The Montevallo Poetry Slam has been ongoing since April 1998.

The Quorum is a workshopping collective of Birmingham poets and host of The Quorum Poet Sessions, a monthly reading. On April 7, The Quorum Poets presents featured poet Maria Vargas at the True Story Brewing Company in Birmingham. Poetry open mic to follow.

Come to East Village Arts for an open mic night of poetry. All artists are welcome. B.Y.O.B. Vending is available. Open mics will occur every first Friday.

East Village Arts (EVA) is a membership based co-operative of artists, musicians, and patrons. We believe that diversity and collective creativity is the strength of a healthy community.

Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Bards & Brews Open Mic featuring the City of Birmingham's poet laureate, Salaam Green! Our host Thed Weller welcomes everyone to perform with their preferred form of spoken word arts—or take a seat in the audience to support our artists & local breweries. Oak Mountain Brewing Company is our featured brew of the night. This program is free & open to the public. Bards & Brews is sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Cathedral Avenue Caffeine or CAC Open Mic is a poet/singer/songwriter open mic set in the intimate environment of Church Street Coffee and Books in Mountain Brook. It is a biweekly event occurring every other Monday, With the next one expected to take place on Monday April 1st, then April 15th at 7 pm.

This regular event strives to inspire, encourage and motivate both veteran and beginner writers and musicians to share their work at whatever stage it may be in the process. The founders Kanou Babèl and Catherine Fitzpatrick, partners in life; are progressively creating a space where a strong artistic community can organically sprout. The artists can gently bloom without the crowding of competition nor the impediment of stage fright. It is steadily growing into an environment for networking and where creative minds meet. Everyone is welcome, you should definitely try to catch a few Mondays this year.