There was about 100 people in attendance, and only about 20 or thirty of them were listening to my poetry. It was an art show that featured musical guests and I was the only poet, but it was a great experience.
My poetry leans more toward free lyricism than stanza, quatrain, pattern, meter poetry and my subject matter varies from pain to comic books to obscure historical figures, so I think a lot of what I had was missed by the audience. The best thing it did was prepare me for the next time I do poetry.