Friday, July 10, 2026
Sign-ups at 7 PM - Open Mic 7:30 - 8:30 PM
106 E Main St, Norman, OK 73069

Free and open to the public

About the Event

We're hosting a poetry open mic during 2nd Friday Art Walk in July, held in celebration of Every Cell, Lit Up; the collaborative poetry card set from Norman poet Crag Hill and visual artist spontaneous bob, with gracious support from Jennifer Burwell.

The evening takes place within Sculpted Worlds, our current group exhibition featuring Nick Lillard, Chris McDaniel, Jennifer Burwell, Ken Hall, and Claire Holloway. Participating poets will read from the People's Throne, one of the exhibition's installation pieces, making the open mic a part of the show itself.

Every Cell, Lit Up is an interactive set of 52 cards pairing Hill's five-line poems with visual art by spontaneous bob. The card format invites readers to rearrange and explore the work in their own order.

Sign-ups begin at 7 PM. Reading will begin at 7:30 to 8:30PM. All are welcome to read or simply listen.

Sculpted Worlds remains on view through August 2, 2026.

About Every Cell, Lit Up

Playing cards meet poetry in a unique new collaboration from University of Oklahoma professor and poet Crag Hill, and visual artist spontaneous bob. The one-of-a-kind poetry collection, called "Every Cell, Lit Up.” This collection is an interactive set of 52 six- by-six-inch cards featuring five-line poems from Hill, backed by visual art from spontaneous bob, all packaged in a decorative box. The result takes the reader away from a passive experience and invites them to shift and rearrange the poems to create new connections as they explore the words and images. The project is the first release from Norman-based poetry press "Damn! Publishing."

By going with a card format instead of a bound collection, we sought to deconstruct the idea of the book; to allow a reader to alter the order and pacing of the collection. In simple terms, it's a poetry book you can shuffle."