July's Moonlit Mic
Open Mic on July 10th
“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” —Robert Jordan
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Moonlit Mics
A monthly open-mic series for poetry and prose lovers alike, sharing the art of spoken word under the ambience of a full moon. These nights are for sharing, listening, learning, evolving, and fully immersing ourselves in the magic.
The Full Moon is a time of culmination, illumination, and heightened energy—the peak of the lunar cycle. It brings things into full view, revealing clarity and emotion. In literature and storytelling, the Full Moon is often associated with revelations and the manifestation of creative ideas.
July’s Moonlit Mic Details
Full Moon in Capricon (Buck or Feather-Molting Moon)
Date: Thursday, July 10th 2025 | Time: 4pm PST / 7pm EST
Virtual : Zoom Link
Buck Moon in Capricorn: Ground & Grow
July’s full moon is traditionally called the Buck Moon, named for the time when male deer begin regrowing their antlers—symbols of strength, renewal, and resilience. In some traditions, it’s also the Feather Molting Moon, when birds shed what no longer serves to make way for flight anew. This year, the full moon rises in Capricorn, the grounded earth sign of discipline, structure, and long-term vision.
Capricorn invites us to anchor our wild growth with wisdom. To prune back in order to flourish. To commit not just to the dream, but to the climb. Let this be a night to reflect on transformation in progress—quiet strength, invisible regrowth, the sacred shedding that allows something sturdier to emerge.
Featured Reader for May’s Moonlit Mic: Charles Jensen
Charles Jensen (he/him) is the author of the poetry collection Nanopedia and six chapbooks of poems. His third collection, Instructions Between Takeoff and Landing, was published by the University of Akron Press in 2022.
He received the 2020 Outwrite Nonfiction Chapbook Award for Cross-Cutting, a diptych of essays that hybridize memoir and film criticism. The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs designated him a 2019-2020 Cultural Trailblazer, and he is the recipient of the 2018 Zócalo Poetry Prize, a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Prize, the 2007 Frank O’Hara Chapbook Award, and an Artist’s Project Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. His poetry has appeared in American Poetry Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Journal, New England Review, and Prairie Schooner, and essays have appeared in 45th Parallel, American Literary Review, and The Florida Review. He founded the online poetry magazine LOCUSPOINT, which explored creative work on a city-by-city basis. He hosts The Write Process, a podcast in which one writer tells the story of crafting one work from concept to completion. He directs the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension.
Open-Mic Readers:
Kenneth Baker:
Philippa Hatendi
Jonathan Cohen
Ira Socol
Bruce V. Baron
Frank D.
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*Waitlist spots are usually confirmed 24 hours before event.
Event Format (1 Hour):
Welcome & Opening Remarks (5 min)
Featured Reader (10 min)
Reading / Process / Backstory
Audience Q&A (if applicable)
Following Readers (24 - 42 mins)
Brief introductions of each reader (6-8).
Each writer has approximately [4-7] minutes to read.
Social 15
The event is officially over, but those that wish to hang back and catch up are welcome to unmute their mics, and share what the past month has brought in their writing careers.
Admission: Public Event
Additional Information: Next Event is AUGUST 9thTo Sign up for future Moonlit Mic’s please do so HERE
Please join us for an evening of poetry, prose, and insight under the light of the Full Moon! The event is public, so share the Z-link with friends and family.
Are you Interested in being a Featured Reader? Please find an open month on the sign up sheet and submit a requested time and date, along with your bio and any recent publications.
