Community Calendar

Join us for a post-solstice poetry potluck! At 6:30 pm on June 27, Gaby Calvocoressi will read from their new collection of poems, The New Economy, a National Book Award finalist, and Anna Lena Phillips Bell will read from Might Could, winner of the Anthony Hecht Prize. Bring a covered dish to share—or just come and eat! Susannah Spratt and Adrian Evans of Feast Down East will join us to talk about their work toward food justice in our community. Let's gather and celebrate the summer with poetry and supper for all.

This event is free! Optionally, donations to Feast Down East will be gratefully accepted.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for Pause for Poetry at The Fuzzy Needle Books and Records.

Poetry is the breath between moments—the rhythm of city streets, the roots growing in quiet spaces, the metaphors that carry what we feel but can’t always say. In a world that moves fast, this is your time to slow down, reflect, and connect.

What’s been haunting you? Inspiring you? Making you laugh or feel deeply? Share it here.

Poetry is the heart of expression—and this space is yours.

Come spend your 2nd Friday with Speak Ya Peace NC as we Pause for Poetry. Each month features a spotlight wordsmith, along with opportunities to share your own voice.

Don’t miss it.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

Join us every 2nd Friday of the month for Pause for Poetry at The Fuzzy Needle Books and Records.

Poetry is the breath between moments—the rhythm of city streets, the roots growing in quiet spaces, the metaphors that carry what we feel but can’t always say. In a world that moves fast, this is your time to slow down, reflect, and connect.

What’s been haunting you? Inspiring you? Making you laugh or feel deeply? Share it here.

Poetry is the heart of expression—and this space is yours.

Come spend your 2nd Friday with Speak Ya Peace NC as we Pause for Poetry. Each month features a spotlight wordsmith, along with opportunities to share your own voice.

Don’t miss it.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.

A monthly Poetry event on Pleasure Island sponsored by the Island Arts Council. A featured poet begins the evening by reading followed by an open mic, which will be read and open to all originally written poems.