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I’m honored Alice Osborn chose my new
poetry collection for plane reading material—
thanks for the photo, Alice!
Check out the following events at which I will be a featured reader:
Tuesday, May 14, 2024—Poetry Hickory
6:15 p.m.
Taste Full Beans Coffee·Tea·Cafe, 29 2nd St. NW, Hickory, NC
Featured reader and open mic, call ahead to sign up for open mic (828-325-0108)
Hosted by Scott Owens
Sunday, June 9, 2024—Flyleaf Second Sunday Reading Series
2:30 p.m.
Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC
Featuring Anne Myles and Richard Allen Taylor followed by open mic
Hosted by Janice Harrington and Ralph Earle
Friday, June 21, 2024—Vino & Poesía
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
VAPA Center, 700 N Tryon St., Charlotte, NC
Featuring Richard Allen Taylor and open mic. This venue welcomes poems in Spanish or English.
Hosted by José Vásquez
Tuesday, July 2, 2024—Simple Gifts: Poetry and Music
7:00 p.m.
Columbia Friends Meeting House, 120 Pisgah Road, Columbia, SC
Featuring Richard Allen Taylor followed by open mic
Hosted by Al Black
Wednesday, September 25, 2024—Waterbean Poetry Night at the Mic
7:00 p.m.
Waterbean Coffeehouse, Northcross Shopping Center
9705 Sam Furr Road, Ste A, Huntersville, NC
Featuring Debra Kaufman and Richard Allen Taylor followed by open mic
Hosted by Leslie M. Rupracht