Readings The Coffee Grounds (corner of Hamline and Hoyt, Como Park neighborhood in St. Paul) host an open mic with Bill Hammond alternate Sundays at 6 pm. Call 651 644 9959 for dates and times of readings. The Artist's Quarter (409 St. Peter St Downtown St. Paul) host an open mic on Monday nights at 9 pm. The Blue Nile restaurant (E Franklin near 20th Ave, Mpls) hosts a poetry/music open mic Tuesdays at 10 pm. E.P. Atelier (S 10th St. & Portland, Mpls) hosts poetry readings every Thursday, starting some time after 7 pm. The City Pages have an excellent calendar of readings in their Books section. For readings at The Loft click here. For readings sponsored by the University of Minnesota English Department, click here . If you have a reading you would like us to list, send e-mail to Joel Van Valin (jdvanvalin@hotmail.com). Home