Open Mic PoetryHosted by Deb Akers featuring Joy OwenBring a poem to share or just come and enjoy!Austin poet, Joy Owen, started attending local venues in the mid-90s beginning with Chicago House. Since then, she has written numerous chapbooks, served on the board of the Austin International Poetry Festival, started and run a variety of venues (including Central Texas Live Poets in Temple and Wired Dharma in College Station), and has coordinated several poetry festivals in Temple. She has been featured at Expressions and can beseen dropping in on other venues now and then. Her passion (besides writing poetry) is volunteering, travel (especially to the UK), and her two elderly wienerdogs (the Wienerettes).