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Welcome to Poetic License monthly open mic!
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    Started in June 2019 at the Austin Texas Recycled Reads bookstore (a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library), host Janet Kuypers brings poets, musicians, and even short story / micro-prose tellers together on the first Sunday of every month from 3:30 - 5:30 PM for two hours of round-robin readings, where all participants have the opportunity to share 3 poems, or 2 poems and one song, or 2 songs (prose can be used for poetry). Because this open mic space does not have regular highlighted features, everyone is welcome to perform regularly in the G-rated open mic (because this bookstore may have children in the store with adults).
    While Recycled Reads remains closed for open mics due to the Coronavirus/Covid19 outbreak, this open mic continues through Zoom meetings at the same time. Although we can see in Zoom meetings if children are present or not, this open mic should remain G (to PG-13) rated in honor of the open mic’s original bookstore location. (Occasional swearing may be okay, but overuse of swearing as well as blatantly sexual, violent, or homophobic content is off limits and will not be included at Poetic License.)
    Janet Kuypers took over as host in June 2019 for this space, which was originally was run by Louise Gail Richardson (who ran a third-Saturday open mic, originally also at Recycled Reads, which is now also as a Zoom meeting. Janet titled the open mic Poetic License, with web & Facebook event pages for every Zoom meeting get-together.


Follow the links below to the video links for Janet Kuypers readings, plus the Facebook event listings for every open mic
(listings with the most recent open mic at the to the oldest).

global open mic
3/2/25 Poetic License Facebook event listing

global open mic
2/2/25 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
1/5/25 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
12/1/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
11/3/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
10/6/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
9/1/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
8/4/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
7/7/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
6/2/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
5/5/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
4/7/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
3/3/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
2/4/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
1/7/24 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
12/3/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
11/5/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
10/1/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
9/3/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
8/6/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
7/2/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
6/4/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
5/7/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
4/2/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
3/5/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
2/5/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
1/1/23 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
12/4/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
11/6/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
10/2/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
9/4/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
8/7/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
7/3/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
6/5/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
5/1/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
4/3/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

global open mic
3/6/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing


the Poetic License 3/6/22 6 Mar 2022 chapbook
low-res (~11 meg) and high-res (~115 meg) free PDF file

global open mic
2/6/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
1/2/22 Poetic License web page
and the global edition Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
12/5/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
11/7/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
10/3/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
9/5/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
8/1/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
7/4/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
6/6/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
5/2/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

Easter edition
4/4/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

virtual open mic
3/7/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

During Ice storms,
 with no power for a week... 

 the 2/19/21 BONUS book reading 
Janet Kuypers reading 2 poems from the cc&d 9-12 2020
issue collection book “Roll the Bones”

 the 2/18/21 BONUS book reading 
Janet Kuypers reading 1 poem from the cc&d 9-12 2020
issue collection book “Roll the Bones”



home edition
2/7/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

home edition
1/3/21 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

home edition
12/6/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

home edition
11/1/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

home edition
10/4/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of September poems
& poetry for September events all month)...

home edition
9/6/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of September poems
& poetry for September events all month)...

home edition
8/2/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of prequel poems
& poetry for August events all month)...

quarantine home edition
7/5/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of prequel poems
& poetry for July events all month)...

quarantine home edition
6/7/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of prequel poems
& poetry for June events all month)...

quarantine home edition
5/3/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

(+ bonus readings of poetry for May events all month)...

quarantine home edition
4/5/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

3/1/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

2/2/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

1/5/20 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

12/1/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

11/3/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing

10/6/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

8/4/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

7/7/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.

6/2/19 Poetic License web page
and the Facebook event listing.


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