Inter|Act Spoken Word Open Mic Featuring Elbina Batala Rafizadeh

Are you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on May 20, 2025 at Satori Arts for Inter|Act, a FREE spoken word open mic night, from 7-9 pm, featuring Elbina Batala Rafizadeh.

Elbina Batala Rafizadeh immigrated from the Philippines when she was 7. She is a retired public health nurse from Watsonville and Pajaro Valley. She published her first collection of poetry, "Keepers of the Malicgong Rice Terraces" through Jamii Publishing and is co-editor of Portable Peace Poetry: from Iraq to Palestine. She volunteers teaching poetry in the schools as a Cal Poet Teacher. As president of the Garfield Park Library Friends, she facilitates multiple poetry readings and workshops.

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 www.maginei.com/openmic.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays.

Free.

Satori Arts, 815 Almar, #9, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back, follow signs)

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