Poet Monica D. Vance joins us for May’s Wild Hearts Open Mic, from 7-9pm at the Wild Heart Herb House at 777 Shawmut Ave, New Bedford.

Monica D. Vance is a mental health therapist (LICSW), a writer, a speaker, a creative, and a wild one. She wears multiple “hats,” but she enjoys motivating creatives and leaders online and offline. She is an emerging voice on the Providence poetry scene, sharing her original poetry at open mics throughout Rhode Island and the New England area. She was previously featured at the 5th Anniversary Pawtucket Poetry event in January 2025, and most recently on GBH Boston’s Outspoken Saturdays.

 If you want to keep up with Monica’s motivational nuggets, you can check her out on Instagram: @monicadvancetherapist. You can also check out her website: monicadvance.com 

Join us at the beautiful Wild Hearts Herb House on Friday, May 16th from 7-9pm for Monica’s feature reading, along with our usual open mic. We’re also asking folks to “bring your own chair” for seating out in the garden! If the weather is on our side, we’ll open up the big windows and expand the circle out into the garden.