TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 5 minutes to read.

In celebration of Filipino Herutage Month we are over la luna excited to have Pam Concepcion as our feature this month.

Pam Concepcion is a poet and a multimedia artist from Metro Manila, Philippines. She loves to write social melodramas on how political, social, and economic issues can intimately affect our relationships with ourselves, friends, lovers, family, and everyone around us.
Her first book, Unbecoming, a coming-of-age collection of poetry, photos and collages, was published by Riot of Roses in June 2026. She is currently based in Los Angeles and is the host of Avenue 50 Studio’s monthly poetry reading and mic series La Palabra.