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OC HIGH / Student News and Views : A Poetry Directory

If you’re interested in hearing original poetry or want to share some of your own, here’s a list of places to get started:

Jam’s Coffee House

17304 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach, (714) 848-2599.

Poetry readings are held each Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. Free

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Alta Warehouse & Roasting Co.

506 13th St., Newport Beach, (714) 675-0233.

Poetry readings are held the second Wednesday of each month beginning at 8 p.m. Free

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Midnight Java

7862-B Warner Ave., Huntington Beach, (714) 842-5668.

Poetry readings are held each Wednesday beginning at 8:30 p.m. Free

Also look in Thursday’s OC Live! section of The Times, under listings titled “Performance Art and Readings” or “Coffeehouses.”

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Some publications that might be of interest to poetry lovers:

The Never Ending Page

Instagon Press, P.O. Box 894, Huntington Beach, Calif. 92648-0894

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Young Voices Magazine

P.O. Box 2321, Olympia, Wash. 98507

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Night Roses

P.O. Box 393, Prospect Heights, Ill. 60070

For more information on being published in poetry magazines, the 1994 Poet’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books, $19.95) may be of use.

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