InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Amanda Chiado
Are you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on July 7, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct, a FREE open mic night, from 7-9 pm, featuring poet Amanda Chiado.
Amanda Chiado won the 2026 Press 53 Poetry Award for her prose poetry collection "Today I Wear the Bear Head." Her poem "My Great-grandmother Had the Face of a Beast" was chosen by Diane Seuss for the Best Microfiction 2026. Her poetry and fiction have been published in DMQ Review, The Account, Southeast Review, RHINO, and others. She lives in Hollister, California, with her husband, son, daughter, and mother. Read more of her work at www.amandachiado.com.
Come share your spoken word work or poetry with the community, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information, visit https://www.satoriarts.org/upcoming-events.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
Free.
Satori Arts, 815 Almar, #9, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back, follow signs)
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3633338-0
