Join us to listen to some poetry—or share some writing of your own—at Poetry in the Boro at Dapper Owl on Sunday evening, February 11. Our feature will be spoken word artist Brandon Long. Learn more about Brandon below!
The Dapper Owl coffee pub is located at 2412 East Main St. just past its intersection with Rutherford Blvd., on the east side of the MTSU campus. Doors open for mingling and refreshments at 5:30 PM. (Please note: doors will not open until 5:30–the staff will be doing a soft close to their regular day and preparing to reopen just for us.)
The feature will be at 6:00, with open mic to follow. Drip coffee and light snacks will be available at no charge. However, we hope that you’ll order from Dapper Owl’s tasty menu to help make this a winning collaboration for all of us! Their menu includes coffee, tea, beer, cider, and baked goods.
On the menu (no preorders this month):
Complimentary drip coffee; nibbles both sweet and savory
Bagels, pastries, and hand pies for purchase while quantities last
Specialty coffee and tea drinks for purchase
And beer at a special price!
About the open mic
Open mic readers can share poetry or spoken word: 2 poems or four minutes, whichever comes first. Reading a favorite poem by another writer is fine, too. Sign up for the open mic on site.
We ask that readers be prepared to keep their pieces “PG-13” depending on our venue and audience, which sometimes includes younger people.
About our feature
Brandon Long is a spoken word artist who enjoys performing at open mics all across middle Tennessee. He is clumsy and optimistic, and loves any and all cats. Brandon’s style is energetic and animated. He is a member of the Prodigal Poets poetry club.
Challenge words
Here are our challenge words, chosen by our community at our last gathering. If you like, write a new piece to share that includes one, some, or ALL of these words:
(Yes, that’s 11 words–evidently this is going to be an over-achieving kind of year!)
Your donations are appreciated
ADMISSION IS FREE. A DONATION of $5 is appreciated to help us offset our costs. You can donate using PayPal at paypal.me/poetryintheboro. We also accept donations on site.
