May's Moonlit Mic
Open Mic on May 13th at 8:45PM EST
“Scorpio is the sign of the phoenix: it burns, it breaks, and it begins again—more honest, more whole, more luminous.”
— Jeanette Winterson
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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.
May’s Moonlit Mic Details
Full Moon in Scorpio (Flower Moon)
Date: Tuesday, May13th 2025 | Time: 5:40PM PST / 8:40EST | Virtual : Zoom Link
The Flower Moon in Scorpio: Bloom and Transform
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, May’s full moon is called the Flower Moon, named for the abundance of blossoms that signal spring in full fertility. It’s a time of beauty. With the Full Moon in Scorpio, we will stir emotional undercurrents—calling us to transform, release, and reclaim. While the Flower Moon celebrates outward blooming, Scorpio pulls us inward to examine what must compost in order for new growth to truly take hold.
This is a potent moment to reflect on what’s blooming in our lives—and what we’re ready to transform. A time to align our inner world with our outward expression, cultivating authenticity, create from a pure place with depth. Its a time of rebirth, where the unseen manifests.
Featured Reader for May’s Moonlit Mic: Sonja Ringo
Sonja Ringo is a Canadian/American poet and author of two poetry collections, Where the Beetle Went for Lunch and mortal atlas. Her third book will be published later in 2025. Ringo's work deals with themes of transcendentalism, grief and loss, mysticism and the nature of existence. When not writing in her home in Calgary, she can be found haunting little-known corners of the globe or curled up beneath an old cedar in search of wild mushrooms.
Open-Mic Readers:
Joshua Roark: Joshua is the Editorial Director of Discover New Art. He also works as the main faculty for Antioch University Los Angele’s Post-MFA Certificate in the Teaching of Creative Writing program, as well serving as an Affiliate Faculty in Poetry.
Bruce Baron: Emerging poet, based in Sacramento Ca. Formal financial advisor.
Fiona Boler: “Art saved my life.” Artist, energy worker, and on the more earthly side, a licensed Mortgage Broker—braiding the mystical and the material into everything I do. Through Tarot, Human Design, and intuitive aura work, I help people reconnect with their inner blueprint. You can find me offering sessions via IG @fithefuture
Denise Buitre: Denise ‘Neecie’ Buitre (she/they) is a Filipino-American artist from Las Vegas, NV. An absolute delight (or menace, depending on the day), her poetry explores belonging, femininity, love, parenting, trauma, anti-capitalism, freedom from oppression, and the existential crisis of the eldritch millennial. When she's not writing or otherwise adulting, she is most likely watching anime or creating art with her kids. Find her on Instagram or Substack: @neeciesnotes
Tristan Richards: (she/her) is a poet and educator. Tristan is the author of two chapbooks: Not All Challenges Are For Us (2022) and The Year Was Done Right (2019). Her poems have been published in ALOCASIA, Writers Resist, trampset, Preposition: The Undercurrent Anthology, on the Mankato Poetry Walk & Ride, and in Firethorne. She is the recipient of a Professional Mid-Career Artist Grant from the Minnesota Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council.
Tim Petersen: Emerging Poet from Santa Monica, CA.
Waitlist: Spots are usually confirmed at least 24hrs before.
Wait List is FULL
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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 June 11th.To 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.
Yay!! I shared this on Instagram too incase anyone there wants to join the open mic and/or come hang!