The Poetry Cafe

The Poetry Cafe

Open Mic, Spoken Word Poetry, Live Shows, Music and Interviews with artists from around the world

Episodes

October 22, 2025 1 min

Join us for a call from Jacksonville, FL and Poet Moses West

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A new caller from Warner Robbins, Ga joins The Poetry Cafe hotline family with a poem about North Carolina.

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October 8, 2025 59 secs

Grow each and everyday, we are always becoming...

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Poetry, Music and engaging conversation around the topic of Black Men being able to express love verbally to one another

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September 24, 2025 3 mins

Check out our throwback poem with Trey as he recites a Poetry Cafe Favorite. The Sankofa section reminds to look back at our past in order to respect and understand where we are in the present. 

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September 17, 2025 3 mins

Poetic call from Charlotte, NC

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September 10, 2025 1 min

Purposeful inspiration in 60 secs

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September 3, 2025 52 mins

Join us as we sit down with Ebony Payne-English and Moses West from Jacksonville, FL. Poetry, Power and Purpose...

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Standing in our present, looking back at our past in order to move forward toward our future. A little throwback poetry that helped get us to where we are today. 

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Check out a poet from our poetry hotline and artists call in from all over the world to share their words. This call features Rosa from High Point, NC

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August 13, 2025 52 mins

This episode features Ebonye Payne English and Moses West from Jacksonville, FL sharing poetry, stories, lessons and more. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Poetry, Parents, Health, Dreams, Goals, Travel and so much more packed into this episode. 

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Tap in as we hear the story of Tragedy to Triumph to Freedom and Liberation all fused with music and poetry inside the one and only Poetry Cafe.

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August 11, 2020 28 mins
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June 2, 2020 28 mins
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May 19, 2020 28 mins
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Community on the stage

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Great artists, sharing who and why they are

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April 7, 2020 28 mins

Open mic poetry bringing people together and building a stronger artistic community.

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Each episode is an attempt to expand the idea of poetry and what you can create when people come together to share who they are through performance art.

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March 23, 2020 28 mins

This first episode features: Justin the Beloved, Main Main, The Polk Duo and Adam B. Open Mic Poetry, Live Music and More

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