Open Mic : Poetry & Song August

Spinning Words, Singing Worlds
Hosted by Medford Poet Laureate Vijaya Sundaram
Featured Poet: Leticia Priebe Rocha
Suggested Donation: $5-$10

Poets, dreamers, and song-writers - we want to see you, hear you, and welcome you! Bring an original poem, story, or song to read or sing. We’ll provide a microphone and podium.

Leticia Priebe Rocha is the author of In Lieu of Heartbreak, This is Like (Bottlecap Press, 2024). She has a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University, where she was awarded an Academy of American Poets University Poetry Prize. She is a 2025 Undocupoets Fellow and an editor for Yellow Arrow Publishing. Born in São Paulo, she immigrated to Miami, FL at the age of nine and currently resides in Medford MA. Her work has been supported by the Fine Arts Work Center, Mass Cultural Council, and Cambridge Arts.

Open mics are monthly! Check ACM website for upcoming dates.

You may also like the following events from Arts Collaborative Medford:

• Next Tuesday, 5th August, 07:00 pm, ACM Poetry Salon: 20th Century Voices in Medford
• This month, 12th August, 06:30 pm, REFRESH + RADIATE SPA Yoga Micro-Retreats in Medford
• This month, 26th August, 06:30 pm, REFRESH + RADIATE SPA Yoga Micro-Retreats in Medford

Also check out other Arts events in Medford, Literary Art events in Medford.