Poets & Storytellers Open - Echo Thread Projects

Poets & Storytellers Open is a poetry open mic series presented by Echo Thread Books at Wull & Oak (10 E. Broad St., Hopewell, NJ). Poets & Storytellers Open begins with an open mic, each reader performing up to a five minute set of original work, and concludes with a special performance by a featured musician or poet. Poets & Storytellers Open is held on the 2nd Friday of each month.

Details:

6:50 PM - doors/open mic signup begins*
7:15 to 8:15 PM - open mic
8:30 to 9:00 PM - featured musician/poet

Participants who would like to read for the open mic can sign up by email (EchoThreadPresents@gmail.com) on the day of the event or at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Please note that images of the evening's performances will be shared on social media. You can let us know in advance if you prefer to not have your likeness shared, we will happily oblige!

Check our Events Page for other upcoming Echo Thread Projects events.

*Please be mindful that W&O closes at 6PM on Friday evenings, and we use the next 50 minutes to rearrange and set up the space before opening back up for the event signups.

Echo Thread considers all events a safe space and will not tolerate any instances of discrimination, harassment or abuse in or around any event. Respect and consideration for others are core values to be upheld by all, both participant and attendant. Discrimination against and/or harassment of any person on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, religion, age, or any other factor is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Upcoming Poets & Storytellers Open

06/13/25

Wull & Oak - 10 E. Broad St. Hopewell, NJ

6:50 PM - Doors/Sign-ups
7:15 PM - Open Mic
8:30 PM - Featured poet: James C. Ellerbe (Q&A to follow)

James C. Ellerbe, a seasoned poet and performer from New Jersey, has appeared on BET’s Buy The Book, Showtime at the Apollo, and Spoken Word Apex at Newark’s NJPAC. He’s performed internationally at venues like Montreal’s Kola Note and at esteemed institutions like Rutgers University and Sarah Lawrence College. A finalist for the 2017 Indie Author Legacy Award for Poet of the Year, he authored poetry book Beyond the Event Horizon (2015) and spoken word album Pulsar (2018). His work also appears in the 2020 Anthology On Verge: Poets of the Palisades.