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@rudyfrancisco AT WORD 66. 🎤 Let that sit for a second. One of the most respected voices in spoken word is stepping onto our stage in San Bernardino — and we couldn’t think of a better month for it. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this isn’t just an open mic. It’s a sanctuary. A space where words meet truth, where truth meets the road, and where every story has somewhere to go. Whether you’re coming to share a piece or just to be in the room when Rudy speaks — pull up. 🗓️ Friday, May 22 · 7:30 PM 📍 The Pulse · 479 W 4th St, San Bernardino 🎟️ $10 GA · $5 w/ Student ID 🎙️ Hosted by Brandon Allen + Dr. Ant Black Tickets at the link in bio or wordsixty6.com #Word66 #RudyFrancisco #SpokenWord #SanBernardino #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth ThePulseSB PoetryNight IE OpenMic

It’s National Poetry Month… so we had to go BIG 📝🔥 April 24th @ The Pulse — Word 66 is bringing the energy with a night of truth, creativity, and real voices. 🎤 Featuring Judah 1 — Pomona’s Inaugural Poet Laureate ✍🏽 Group writing prompt + same-day chapbook 🎶 Open mic • community • vibes This isn’t just an open mic… it’s where voices are felt. Pull up. Bring your people. Bring your voice. 🎟️ Eventbrite link in bio ✍🏽 Sign up to perform now #Word66 #NationalPoetryMonth #OpenMic #SpokenWord #poetrycommunity

This is bigger than any one of us.

📕🎉We’re celebrating 20 years of the SDPA! Join us on Monday, April 13th for the San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-26 Book Launch at Point Loma/Hervey Library, 6:30PM, hosted by Michael Klam and Jane Muschenetz. This reading will feature YOU! Sign up to read your SDPA poem at [email protected] or send us a DM. This event is FREE and open to the public. ••• #sandiegopoetryannual #sdpa #sandiego #sandiegowriters #sandiegopoetry

Where words meet truth… and truth meets the road. 🛣️🔥 This 4th Friday (03/27) the city is coming together for a TWO-PART EXPERIENCE in partnership with Downtown San Bernardino Arts Walk, California Poetry Out Loud, @artsconnection_network , and the @nsla_pols . 🎤 PART 1 – FREE YOUTH-LED EVENT 📍 @solealleysb @ DTSB Art Walk 🕡 6:30 PM Come witness the next generation of voices take the mic. 🔥 PART 2 – WORD 66 OPEN MIC 📍 The Pulse – 479 W 4th St, San Bernardino @strongertogethernow_ie 🕗 Doors Open at 8 PM 🎧 DJ • 🎤 Open Mic • 🎭 Live Poetry ✨ Featuring: @mrlovingwords Hosted by @iam.brandonallen & @drantblack 🎟️ Get tickets (Part 2): /e/1985561788760?aff=oddtdtcreator ✍🏽 Sign up to perform: This is more than an event… it’s a movement of voices, truth, and community. Pull up. Bring somebody with you. Let’s build something powerful. 🧡 #Word66 #DTSBArtWalk #SanBernardino #OpenMic #PoetryOutLoud SpokenWord InlandEmpireEvents LivePoetry CommunityVibes

🔥 IT’S TIME. 🔥 Our Inaugural Open Mic Night is HERE — and we’re kicking this off the right way! 🎤 This is the first one ever — and we’re setting the tone. Tomorrow night we gather creatives, poets, singers, storytellers, and supporters for an unforgettable experience. This is more than an event. It’s a launch. It’s a statement. It’s community. ✨ Expect powerful performances. ✨ Raw creativity. ✨ Authentic voices. ✨ An amazing show from start to finish. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to share your gift — this is it. If you love supporting local creatives — this is your moment. 🚨 Invite. Invite. Invite. Tag somebody. Bring somebody. Text the group chat. Let’s pack the room and make history together. Link in Bio See you tomorrow. Let’s get it going. 🎤🔥

San Bernardino… Where words meet truth. Where truth meets the road. 🎤 WORD 66 — Open Mic 📅 February 27th ⏰ 7:30 PM 📍 The Pulse | 479 W 4th St, San Bernardino Live Poetry • Music • Storytelling Hosted by @iam.brandonallen Brandon Allen & @drantblack 🎟 $10 General | $5 Students (ID required, sold in person) Seating is first come, first served. Pull up. Speak life. Tell truth. 🔗 Tickets & Info: https://linktr.ee/wordsixty6 #Word66 #SanBernardino #OpenMic #Route66 #InlandEmpireEvents

🎉SDPA OUT NOW🎉 The 2025-26 San Diego Poetry Annual is OUT NOW! 🔗 Download the *FREE* PDFs of all volumes at the link in our bio. Order physical copies on Amazon or on our website! San Diego Poetry Annual 2025–26 is a big, browseable collection built for discovery—something you can dip into for a single poem or settle into for a longer read. Alongside a wide range of local and emerging voices, this edition includes work by Lee Herrick, Rae Armantrout, Marge Piercy, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Carolyne Wright, Paola Capó-García, and Margarita Pintado Burgos. What holds it together this year is a commitment to wonder as a way of beginning again, and the annual itself as a gathering place—a shared space where many styles and histories sit side by side, waiting for the reader to enter. Cover artist: @artbybrianmeyer • • • Copies of each edition of the San Diego Poetry Annual are donated in the name of contributing poets to public and college libraries in San Diego and to select libraries nationally. The annual is published by the San Diego Entertainment & Arts Guild (@sdeagdotorg ), a 501(c)(3) local arts nonprofit. • • • #SDPA #SanDiegoPoetryAnnual #bookrelease #SanDiego #nowreading

"But ultimately, we must judge people by their values and their contribution. Don't leave anybody out. I would rather have Roosevelt in a wheelchair than Reagan on a horse." - Jesse Jackson, 1984

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San Bernardino… welcome to your new open mic. Where words meet truth. Where truth meets the road. Where every story has somewhere to go. 🎤 WORD 66 — Open Mic 📅 Every 4th Friday ⏰ 7:30 PM 📍 The Pulse | 479 W 4th St, San Bernardino 🎙 Hosted by @iam.brandonallen & @drantblack 💵 $10 General | $5 Students (with ID) This is a space for voices that carry weight. For stories that deserve distance. For words meant to travel farther than the page. This is more than a mic. It’s a crossroads. Pull up. Speak life. Tell truth.

📣✨Less than two weeks to send your submissions for the San Diego Poetry Annual 2025-2026! Until October 15th, you can send your unpublished pieces for our editors to read. The SDPA has dedicated sections for Veterans, Native Poets, and Poems from Juvenile Hall. Our bilingual edition features poems in Spanish and their English translations. Send us your best! For all guidelines and information, see the link in our bio. • • • #SDPA #SanDiegoPoetryAnnual #sandiegowriters #sandiegoevents #writersconnection #poetry #poetrygram #poems #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemoftheweek #poetrycourse #poetrycontest #poetryjournal #opensubmissions #poetrysubmissions #callforsubmissions #writersofinstagram #writersofig #opencall #SanDiego