Poetry Hickory is a reading series sponsored by Main Street Rag and held the second Tuesday of each month at Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse in downtown Hickory, NC. The readings begin at 6:30 p.m. and include a 30-minute Open Mic followed by two featured readers. The March Poetry Hickory is Tuesday, March 9, and will feature John Amen, musician, editor of "The Pedestal Magazine" and author of "At the Threshold of Alchemy," and Mike Smith, author of "Multiverse" and "How to Make a Mummy." For information, or to register for the Open Mic, contact Scott Owens at asowens1@yahoo.com

Directions to Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse

From I-40 driving west into Hickory
Take Exit 125
Turn right at top of ramp onto Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard.
At the construction blockade (4th light), turn left onto Tate Boulevard.
After 3 lights, turn right onto 2nd St. SW (There's a "Downtown Shopping" Sign).
Cross the tracks, go past the parking lot and the alley, and Taste Full Beans will be on your left. Look for the Poetry Sign.