Join us for a featured reading followed by a low-stress open mic. Share poems of your own, favorite poems by other poets, or just listen to the work being read. We head into 2026 in the spirit of community and hope, and are thrilled to feature the collaborative work of YOKO’S DOGS—four poets writing together from Canada and the US in the tradition of Japanese poetic forms: Jan Conn, Mary di Michele, Susan Gillis, and Jane Munro.

Co-hosts San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg, and Belmont Poet Laureate Monica Korde, invite poets of all ages and writing styles to participate in the open mic. Please email Lisa at LRconsulting@me.com for Zoom link and/or Open Mic signup (put “OPEN MIC” in email subject line).