Northern Nevada Literary Arts July 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • 6:00–8:00 PM
True Colors Poetry Workshop
Our Center: 1745 S. Wells Ave., Reno NV, 89502
Hosted by Poet Laureate Emeritus Jesse James Ziegler!
A creative space for Reno’s queer community!
Monday, July 6, 2026 • List 5:30 PM • Show 6:30 PM
Monday Night Poetry
Shim’s Tavern
Reno’s premier open mic! Sign up early to share your original works! Stay late to hear your neighbors voices and craft!
Wednesday, July 8 • 6:30-8 pm
Poetry at The Backyard
Tahoe Backyard (8428 Trout Ave.)
The Tahoe community annual summer Poetry Night series hosted by Tahoe Poetry Collective! Musicians, poets, writers, comedians, and anyone else wishing to share their work on mic are welcome. All ages and speakers of any language are welcome to participate. (Every second Wednesday of the month until September!)
Sunday, July 12, 2026 • 5:00 PM
Spoken Views Radio Show (hosted by Griffin Peralta)
KWNK 97.7 FM or streaming live at: https://kwnkradio.org/listen/
Tune in to hear my picks from new poetry and old favorites!
Monday, July 13, 2026 • List 5:30 PM • Show 6:30 PM
Monday Night Poetry
Shim’s Tavern
Hosted by Griffin Peralta Sign up early to share your original works! Stay late to hear your neighbors voices and craft!
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 • 6 PM
Spoken Views Open Mic
Brewery Arts Center: 449 W King St, Carson City, NV 89703
open mic for creatives in Carson City!
Hosted in a historic building and open to all!
This event features a rotating cast of hosts from Spoken Views Poetry Collective and friends!
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • 6:00–8:00 PM
True Colors Poetry Workshop
Our Center: 1745 S. Wells Ave., Reno NV, 89502
Hosted by Poet Laureate Emeritus Jesse James Ziegler!
A creative space for Reno’s queer community!
Monday, July 20, 2026 • List 5:30 PM • Show 6:30 PM
Monday Night Poetry
Shim’s Tavern
Reno’s premier open mic! Sign up early to share your original works! Stay late to hear your neighbors voices and craft!
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 • 6:30 PM
Poetry Under No King
Holding down its new location at Good Luck Macbeth!
Audience members donate at the door- winners compete for a stake!
Wednesday, July 22 • 6pm
Limbo: A Reading Series
The Radical Cat bookstore: 1500 S Virginia St.
LIMBO is a reading series celebrating works-in-progress. LIMBO is a community gathering where authors voice living documents and discuss what is currently shaping and frustrating their writing. Bring your unpublished, unfinished, abandoned, experimental, and weird. Bring your poems and polemics, your micros, marginalia, excerpts, and ephemera. Free and open to all; come to read or come to listen.
Friday, July 24, 2026 • 7pm
Black and Blue: A Night of Jazz and Poetry
This is an official Art Town event and features renown poetry heavyweight Michelle Myers!
Live poets with jazz accompaniment for a delightful summer evening.
Music by Lukas Farias and Friends!
Saturday, July 25, 2026 • 5-6pm
Biggest Little Generative Poetry Workshop
Midnight Coffee Roasting: 1401 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502
A creative space for writing new works! Join Spoken Views Poetry Collective member Courtney Kelly who will share a writing prompt for all to work on.
Take your art to the next level with fun new activities!
Sunday, July 26, 2026 • 5:00 PM
Spoken Views Radio Show (hosted by Griffin Peralta)
KWNK 97.7 FM or streaming live at: https://kwnkradio.org/listen/
Tune in to hear my picks from new poetry and old favorites!
Monday, July 27, 2026 • List 5:30 PM • Show 6:30 PM
Monday Night Poetry
Shim’s Tavern
Reno’s premier open mic! Sign up early to share your original works! Stay late to hear your neighbors voices and craft!
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 6 PM
Landline Poetry
Abby’s Highway 40: 424 E 4th St, Reno, NV 89512
A poetry open mic hosted by Max Stone
