The Gordon Parks Museum will host a FREE open mic event for any poets, rappers, musicians, or artists of all ages to read their work. Bring your friends, your poetry, your instruments, your beats, your inspirations, your creativity, and your talent! No sign-up necessary, just hop on the mic when you’re ready!

Our MC for the event will be A Scribe Called Quess?. A Scribe Called Quess? Aka Michael “Quess?” Moore is a poet, educator, actor, playwright, activist, and organizer in that order. He is a two-time national poetry slam champion and founding member of Team SNO (Slam New Orleans), New Orleans’ three-time national poetry slam championship team. His poetry has been published or featured by Pluck!, Nike, Congo TV, Balcony TV, Button Poetry, Write About Now Poetry, Spotify, Mic, Redbull, and other platforms, and has earned him honors from the mayor and city council of New Orleans.

His words led him to the classroom where he served for 11 years as an educator. His work as an educator has been highlighted on NPR in the Voices of Educators series as well as taken him to Oxford University to speak on school reform. FREE to attend and join in to participate!