The Barnegat Poets Society invites all readers, writers, and lovers of verse to an open mic nighton Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library. Event coordinator Susan Cummings said theevening will open with a brief homage to poet Billy Collins, who was U.S.poet laureate from 2001 to 2003. Attendees are welcome tobring their favorite Billy Collins poems to read and share during this portion of the evening.
“For our last open micnight we had people bring poems of Mary Oliver,”Cummings said.
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