The Humble Poets' Open Mic will be at The Stacks Coffeehouse on the last Sunday of each month, 4:00-6:00pm.

The featured reader for November is Mark Novak.

Mark Novak is a writer who works primarily from the San Francisco/Bay Area. He holds an M.A. in Creative Writing and Poetry from San Francisco State University. His work has been featured in the Monterey Poetry Review, The Miserere Review, The Lothlorien Journal of Poetry, The Bards West and San Francisco Anthologies and the Cocktales Literary Pages of DearBooze.com as well as ‘Deposed,’ an anthology of working-class poetry. His work, ‘The Vagabond Quothe Shakespeare’ was the 6th place finalist in the Writer’s Digest National Poetry Awards (2017). He is both a voice talent for readings and a contributing writer for the poetry database, Voetica.com. His chapbook, ‘Sonnets For Agnodice’ was recently picked up by Finishing Line Press in their annual 2025 Open Chapbook Contest, and is due to be published by their publishing house, in May of 2026

January’s Featured Reader is Mark Novak.

Cover of “Sonnets For Agnodice” to be published by Finishing Line Press.