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Leigh Ann DiDomenico reads one of her poems at the GET POETRY Open Mic event on Sunday, March 6, at the Boiler Room. DiDomenico is one of the driving forces behind GET POETRY. Her goal is to partner with other organizations in the Valley to create a thriving performance poetry community.

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Performance poets: Local writers give voice to their words at open-microphone events
April 10, 2011 2 a.m.

Performance poets: Local writers give voice to their words at open-microphone events

In her autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou shares something she learned from a woman named Bertha Flowers, who once told the young girl: