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JP Open Mic, featuring ALMETA WHITIS

  • Before Your Quiet Eyes 439 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14607 United States (map)

Come for another evening of poetry at the Before Your Quiet Eyes bookstore.

This month’s featured reader is Just Poets member Almeta Whitis.

Using storytelling, songs, movement, and theatre games, Almeta is known for fostering meaningful exchanges between people within a safe and culturally inclusive learning environment. A former performing arts professor, she has worked globally with diverse communities of children and adults of all ages and received many awards for her artistry.

For more about Almeta, read the article about her published by ROC55 here

Don't forget to bring some poems of your own to share during the open mic portion of the event. Usually readers are allowed 1-3 poems, for a total of three minutes.

The series is curated by Just Poet David Yockel.