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Poetry and Prose Open Mic at Writer’s Center this Sunday

DC bookreadings — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:49:27 +0000

The Writer’s Center in Bethesda is sponsoring a Poetry and Prose Open Mic on Sunday, February 22^nd, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sign up for readers begins at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free. A reception will follow the reading. Please attend and support the Writer’s Center and those brave souls who will be reciting their poetry to us!

Gayle Danley and Shelley Puhak read Poetry tonight

DC bookreadings — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 14:43:35 +0000

Gayle Danley and Shelley Puhak read poems on themes from the play “Mary Stuart”. The event will be at the Folger Shakespeare Library – Elizabethan Theatre from 6: 00 to 7:00 p.m. tonight! It will be hosted by Teri Cross Davis. Admission is free.

Below is a YouTube video of an interview of Gayle Danley —

Below is a YouTube video of a poetry reading by Shelley Puhak –

Gayle Danley is the feature for Spit Dat

DC bookreadings — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:18:09 +0000

Gayle Danley is the feature for the Spit Dat open mic event on January 29th from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. However, others are encouraged to attend and participate. The event will be held at Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC) 733 Euclid Street NW, in D.C.

Spit Dat is a weekly open mic event. It is presented by Droopy the Broke Baller and Dwayne B. the Crochet Kingpin. The cover charge is only $1.00.

Below is a video from YouTube of one of Ms. Danley’s performances of “She Didn’t Need to Know” at the 2014 Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness, last March at the National Geographic Grosvenor Auditorium in D.C. –

Spit Dat event tonight in D.C.

DC bookreadings — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:24:06 +0000

Don’t forget – the Spit Dat open mic event is tonight. Morgan “Momo” Butler is the feature, but others are encouraged to participate. The event is from 8:30 p. to 11:30 p.m. at the Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC) on 733 Euclid Street NW., D.C. The cover charge is only $1.00.

Below is a YouTube video of Savage Nature Films’ presentation of a recent Spit Dat Open Mic event –

Deborah Ager reads at Beltway Poetry Sonnet event

DC bookreadings — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:28:02 +0000

Deborah Ager will be the guest at the Beltway Poetry Sonnet issue reading on January 22nd at the West End Library Annex at the Watergate. She will be joined by Holly Bass, Holly Karapetkova and Melanie Henderson, editors Kim Roberts and Michael Gushue, The event is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Here is a recitation of her poem “Morning” on YouTube –

Holly Karapetkova reads at Beltway Poetry Sonnet event

DC bookreadings — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:15:01 +0000

Holly Karapetkova will be joining others in the Beltway Poetry Sonnet issue reading on January 22nd at the West End Library Annex at the Watergate. The event is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Below is one of her readings from YouTube –

Morgan “Momo” Butler at Spit Dat

DC bookreadings — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:12:34 +0000

Morgan “Momo” Butler is the feature for the Spit Dat open mic event at the Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC) on January 22^nd. The event is from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Spit Dat is a weekly open mic event. So please attend and participate!

Below is a selection of some of Ms. Butler’s work from YouTube –

Here is another example of her work –

Holly Bass reads at Beltway Poetry Sonnet event

DC bookreadings — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:10:54 +0000

Holly Bass will be among those participating in the Beltway Poetry Sonnet issue reading on January 22^nd at the West End Library Annex at the Watergate. The event is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Below is a selection of her work from YouTube –

Here is another example of her work –

Poet Naomi Thiers reads at Inner Loop

DC bookreadings — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 04:13:49 +0000

Naomi Thiers will be joined by Barrett Warner and Ailish Hopper at the Inner Loop: Happy Loop Year reading on January 21^st (please see events calendar for more details).

Below is a video of Theirs reading her poem “Union” –

Lines + Stars Reading this Saturday!

DC bookreadings — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:36:30 +0000

The Lines + Stars Winter Reading and Reception this Saturday! Featuring Mark McCloughan, Diana Smith Bolton, and Sarah Winn. Mark your calendars. The event will be held at the Petworth Citizen.

Yes, I know the event is on a Saturday evening. Maybe you have other plans. But it’s cold outside and what better way to warm up than to listen to some great poetry. And hey, the reading and reception is free. And in this economy you can’t ask for anything more.

What makes Lines + Stars unique is that unlike other poetry and short prose journals, they cannot afford to pay writers for their work. Think about that. These writers are taking their time to entertain you for free. And what makes Lines + Stars even more unique is that they focus most of their work from Washington, D.C.-area writers.

So let’s give Lines + Stars and all their writers a big hand and support them this Saturday.