

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bainbridge Poetry Open Mic
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Poetry reading featuring Bill Carty and Paul Hlava Ceballos, followed by open mic and emceed by Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Erin Malone.

Bill Carty lives in Seattle and is the author of We Sailed on the Lake (Bunny Presse/Fonograf Editions, 2023) and Huge Cloudy (Octopus Books, 2019), which was longlisted for The Believer Book Award. He is Web Editor at Poetry Northwest and teaches at Edmonds College and the Hugo House.

Paul Hlava Ceballos is the author of banana [ ], which won the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, and the Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber First Book Award. banana [ ] also was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and the Washington State Book Award.

His collaborative chapbook, Banana [ ] / we pilot the blood, shares pages with Quenton Baker and Christina Sharpe.

He currently is the poetry editor of the Seattle Met and practices echocardiography.

Open to the public, and everyone is welcome (ages 14 and up.) No need to register in advance. Signup for the open mic will start at 6:45 pm. Poets will be asked to keep their readings to two minutes. Refreshments provided!

Bainbridge Open Mic at the Library is sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program, the Bainbridge Public Library, and the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN), with funding support from the Bainbridge Community Foundation and the City of Bainbridge Island. Refreshments provided by Town &amp; Country Market.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bainbridge-island/bainbridge-poetry-open-mic/200029812647841
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Bainbridge Island
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bainbridge Public Library
- **lat**: 47.635204688402
- **long**: -122.52059074361
- **full address**: Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2721, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2721, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, open-mic
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Bainbridge Poetry Open Mic ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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