thurs. 9

Spit at Spot — Open mic poetry night hosted by Brown Sugar, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. 818-3739

mon. 13

Amore! — The Buffalo & Erie County Library, Cran Branch and Just Buffalo invite you to read your own poems about love found, love lost, love imagined, love immortal, romantic love, brotherly love and all sorts of devotion. Or read work by a well-known poet, and your own, if you prefer, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 at the Crane Branch Library, 633 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo; Free.

wed. 15

Coeur-Tete — Poetry reading with Linda Drajem, Barb Faust, Caroline Parrinello and Kathy Showmaker sponsored by Earth Daughters Magazine, Just Buffalo and Hallwalls, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; $. 854-1694, www.hallwalls.org

S.O.Y. — Spotlight on Youth is a coffee house/open mic series for people 12-21 to share and develop their talents in front of a live audience. Perform or share any kind of creative work including poetry, music, rap, visual art, dance or spoken word, 6:15-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Shea’s Smith Theatre, 658 Main St., Buffalo; Free. 832-5400, www.justbuffalo.org

Elmwood Writer’s Group — Set your muse free and join this small group, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Spot Coffee, 227 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; Free. Join their yahoo group: elmwoodwritersgroup