The Más
Tequila Review and J.R. Kortman Center for Design are collaborating to
bring poetry back to downtown Rockford. An open mic celebrating the
poetry of one of the country's most prolific poets, Charles Bukowski,
who died March 9, 1994, will be emceed by poet and editor, Richard
Vargas. Participants are asked to read their favorite Bukowski poem, and
an original poem of their own. Sign up for the open mic will begin at
7:30 PM, and is limited to the first 15 readers. (Additional readers
will be considered if time permits.) Reading will commence at 8:00 PM.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Various poetry stuff will be raffled during the event, provided by The Más Tequila Review .
