by Carla Joy | Jun 15, 2026 | Blog, Prose
Musings on Artistic Legacy Why do so many artists die forgotten, penniless and destitute, only to be “discovered” and uncovered years afterwards, the value of their art only becoming visible and noticeable by the judgement of time? I recently learned about such a...
by Carla Joy | Aug 11, 2025 | Blog, Links, Poetry
Starting way back in 2017, sitting at a back table in a local coffee cafe, sipping a Columbian brew, I started writing down ideas, hopes and dreams.
These jots of inspiration blossomed into poems that became the first two books in my series, A Kaleidoscope of Love and The Coffee Cafe.
by Carla Joy | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog
First Friday Open Mics at Dagny’s – what’s it all about? What if I told you there was a place in Bakersfield where people met once a month to share their creative endeavors? Would you believe there was a place for original poetry, music and art to be shared in...
by Carla Joy | Sep 8, 2022 | Archives
WOK Ekphrastic Writing Seminarby Carla Joy Martin “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS” I will be the featured presenter at the Writers of Kern Meeting on September 18, 2022, at Hodel’s Country Dining, 5917 Knudson Drive, Bakersfield at 9:00 a.m. We will be...
by Carla Joy | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog
I was thrilled to be the featured poet at Dagny’s First Saturday Open Mic on September 3, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. I read selections from my upcoming poetry chapbook, Coffee Café Customers: An Americana Collection. Over 25 folks filled the backroom and ohed and ahed and...
