Look back on fourteen years of hosting free poetry open mic readings in the Nation's Oldest City.
The Ancient City Poets will host a community poetry open reading on Sunday, August 27th from 3-4:30 at The Waterworks, located at 184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine, Florida 32084.

Readers are invited to share poems on the theme of fourteen years, or your perspective on the local spoken word scene. Poems that speak of your love for the Ancient City Poets, or how your life has changed since you found it.

The theme is meant as a writing prompt and it is your choice if you want to follow the theme or not. Give two or three of your polished poems or share fresh ink from your notebook. Invite a friend or two or three to cheer you on.

A sign-up sheet will be available at 2:30 and the open mic will start at 3 PM. Readers will be called to the podium in the order their names appear on the list. The mic will be turned off at 4:30 to allow the last 30 minutes for a meet and greet and networking.

HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE ANCIENT CITY POETS
As a community of poets and poetry lovers, Ancient City Poets have gathered on the last Sunday of the month in St. Augustine, Florida since August 2009. If you have ever gone to a monthly reading over the last nine years, Invite your friends to check it out. Just go to the event link and click that you are interested in or attending. Also, invite a few friends while you are at it.

ANCIENT CITY POETS ON YOUTUBE
The Ancient City Poets YouTube Channel was launched in April of 2018 for National Poetry Month to preserve its past. Subscribe to the channel to be notified whenever new footage is added.