Poetry on Lost Street is a monthly collaboration of some of the most dangerous, volatile and talented poets and essayists from around the Durant, Oklahoma area. Poetry on Lost Street, possibly the best-named poetry gathering of all time, usually meets on the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Lost Street Brewery at…

First Monday Spoken Word Open Mic Night is a monthly gathering of writers, poets, essayists and creatives. We meet at the Ada Public Library at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. The August 2026 featured reader was Scissortail Creative Writing Festival author Peter Biles. Midnight by the Grimy Chap with the Ill-Fitting…

This was my first visit to Oklahoma Poets House at 1515 Lincoln Gallery. I attended after a Lost Street poet, Ron Wallace, shared the event on social media. The venue is elegant, and the writing and readings were lush and honest. The featured poet was Scott LaMascus. Solo and the Narratives, a response to Solo…

Poetry on Lost Street is a monthly collaboration of some of the most dangerous, volatile and talented poets and essayists from around the Durant, Oklahoma area. Poetry on Lost Street, possibly the best-named poetry gathering of all time, usually meets on the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Lost Street Brewery at…

Who Are You by Richard R. Barron Are you a photographer, or a shopper? Are you an artist, or a dilettante? Do you really want to make pictures, or are you following the crowd? Are you into photography for the right reasons? I’m going to go down a rabbit hole here – or possibly open…

Open Mic Night is a spoken word event on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Ada, Oklahoma Public Library. Who might find this notebook in 100 years and toss it aside as garbage? Who might dig up this book in a cave in 50,000 years and build a faith from…

Open Mic Night is a spoken word event on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Ada, Oklahoma Public Library. This Cloak of Darkness by Richard R. Barron “And in this cloak of darkness the world I will embrace…” I listened to the Kansas song The Pinnacle for the first time…

Ada’s First Mondays Open Mic Night celebrated two years of poetry, short stories, journal entries, notes, thoughts, essays, and abundant talent Monday, February 2, 2026 at the Ada Public Library. “Richard will always read something from his journal.” ~Open Mic regular Samuel Baker Cold Night by Richard R. Barron It’s a cold night. Rain. Wind…

Poetry on Lost Street is an open mic event held on the third Sunday of each month at the Lost Street Brewing Company in Durant, Oklahoma. The featured poet for this session was David Thornburgh. I wrote this about someone who once said I was “the one that got away,” but really I was the…

First Monday Open Mic Night has found a new home, the Ada Public Library. The two pieces I read were Ashes to Dust, and Praying to the Thanksgiving Duck, both published on this blog Monday afternoon. The lenses I used for this event were the AF-D 85mm f/1.4 and the Altura Photo 8mm f/3.0 Fisheye.