Angry Cow Poetry at the Rialto Theatre

The First Wednesday of Every Month

Featured Poet and an Open Mic

1000 Kenmore Blvd Akron

7:00 pm

Upcoming Features

  • April

    Join us April 2nd with feature, Nick Fury. And add your voice to the open mic

  • March

    Watch the full event with feature, Mixxed Rose

  • March

    Watch the promo for feature, Mixxed Rose.

  • February

    Watch the full event with feature, Essence

  • February

    Watch the promo for feature, Essence.

  • January

    Watch the full event on New Year’s Day with feature, Kurt Wit, and special musical guest, Jim Ballard.

  • January

    Watch the promo for feature, Kurt Wit, and special musical guest, Jim Ballard.

  • December 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, TaJuan Immanuel

  • December 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, TaJuan Immanuel

  • November 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Quartez Harris

  • November 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Quartez Harris

  • October 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Dezzie Jay

  • October 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Dezzie Jay

  • September 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Galaxy

  • September 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Galaxy

  • August 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Stephanie Ginese

  • August 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Stephanie Ginese

  • July 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, One Single Rose®

  • July 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, One Single Rose®

  • June 2024

    Watch the full event, with 13 features. Filmed by Melvin Crockett.

  • June 2024

    We celebrated two years in style, with thirteen features and DJ Verb.

  • May 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, QintheStu

  • May 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, QintheStu

  • April 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, QuietKid

  • April 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, QuietKid

  • March 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Kisha Nicole Foster

  • March 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Kisha Nicole Foster

  • February 2024

    Watch the full event with feature, Ephraim Nehemiah

  • February 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Ephraim Nehemiah

  • January 2024

    Watch the full January event with feature, Sugar Water Baby

  • January 2024

    Watch the promo for feature, Sugar Water Baby

  • December 2023

    Watch the full January event with feature, Anthony Amptified Evans

  • December 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Anthony Amptified Evans

  • November 2023

    Watch the full November event with feature, Nelly B the Artist

  • November 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Nelly B the Artist

  • October 2023

    Watch the full October event with feature, Jeronimo

  • October 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Jeronimo

  • September 2023

    Watch the full September event with feature, Eric Odum

  • September 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Eric Odum

  • August 2023

    Watch the full August event with feature, Rachel Wiley

  • August 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Rachel Wiley

  • July 2023

    Watch the full July event with features, Just C.O.S. and Morgan Paige

  • July 2023

    Watch the promo for features Just C.O.S. and Morgan Paige

  • June 2023

    Watch the full June event with feature, Vision

  • June 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Vision

  • May 2023

    Watch the full May event with feature, Young Thomas

  • May 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Young Thomas

  • April 2023

    Watch the full April event with feature, Shaneen A. Harris

  • April 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Shaneen A. Harris

  • March 2023

    Watch the full March event with feature, Avery LaMar Pope

  • March 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Avery LaMar Pope

  • February 2023

    Watch the full February event with feature, EbaNee Bond

  • February 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, EbaNee Bond

  • January 2023

    Watch the full January event with feature, Michelle R. Smith

  • January 2023

    Watch the promo for feature, Michelle R. Smith

  • December 2022

    Watch the full December event with feature, AKeem Rollins

  • December 2022

    Watch the promo for feature, AKeem Rollins

  • November 2022

    Watch the full November event with feature, L.S. Quinn

  • November 2022

    Watch the promo for November’s feature, L.S. Quinn

  • October 2022

    Watch the full October event with feature, Adam Spells

  • October 2022

    Watch the promo for October’s feature, Adam Spells

  • September 2022

    Watch the full September event with feature, Raja Belle Freeman

  • September 2022

    Watch the promo for September’s feature, Raja Belle Freeman.

  • August 2022

    Watch the full August event with feature, Xposyur.

  • August 2022

    Watch the promo for August’s feature, Xposyur.

  • July 2022

    Watch the full July event with features, Steve Brightman and Theresa Göttl Brightman.

  • July 2022

    Watch the promo for July’s features, Steve Brightman and Theresa Göttl Brightman

  • June 2022

    Watch the full June event with feature, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon

  • June 2022

    Watch the promo for June’s feature, Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon

  • “Experience is what makes life. Depth of experience brings profundity, wisdom, and inspiration. Last night, a small room in Akron was filled completely with talented artists, sharing their experience, dreams, joys and sorrows in such purely amazing ways. With each poet who took the stage, not only was I reminded of the extraordinary talent that exists in Northeast Ohio, but I was reminded of our shared humanity and community … To witness talented expression is a great joy. And to witness a community support that expression is something absolutely soul-filling.”

    Zach Freidhof

  • “When Keith called out my name, I felt scared but I also felt so safe. I felt like I belong here. I poured my heart out. I felt such relief to speak my truth. For a moment, you restored my trust in humanity. My whole heart, my whole truth was received so warmly, so genuinely, so tenderly in this room. Among this used to be group of strangers, I thought to myself I am in my element, I found my people, I found my tribe. You changed me. You let me break myself open like a candy egg with a prize inside.”

    Gigi Englehardt

  • "Man, these shows are so much fun. I don’t know much yet about the local poetry scene but it’s ridiculous how many talented writers are in the area. If you are someone who is on the fence about coming, it is worth investing a couple hours on a Wednesday night to check it out. All the artists are different. You might laugh, cry, become motivated or angry. Regardless, you will FEEL something. (Plus, Keith’s baked goods are low-key 💥🔥💥🔥💥!) #AngryCowDisease

    Ted Zep

  • "Magical evenings! So much poetic and spoken word talent in the area! All in a beautiful and intimate setting at the Rialto Theatre. Truly a celebration of community, creativity, and connection. Do yourself a favor and put these monthly gatherings on your schedule."

    Zach Freidhof

  • "This was a ton of fun. Danielle Nicole Nikki Dixon is a talented, thoughtful & honest poet, as well as extremely charismatic & relatable onstage. I’m already looking forward to next month."

    Ted Zep

Feature Spotlight

Have a peek at the amazing features to have graced our stage in the first two years, together in one video.

Open Mic Collage

A celebration of the voices who have blessed the open mic in our first two years

Love and Laughter

Some moments of love and laughter from the first two years