PAST: POETRY: List of Poetry Events Jan 8th - 15th

Poetry Readings and Performances now - January 15th

Friday, January 8th

11th Hour Poetry Slam

11:00pm, doors 10:00pm - $5 Admission

2 rounds, audience chooses winner, prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

Busboys and Poets - 14th and V Streets NW

Metro: U St

Saturday, January 9th

Nine on the Ninth Series

9:00pm, $3 admission

Samuel Miranda plus open mic, hosted by Derrick Weston Brown.

Busboys and Poets - 14th and V Streets NW

Metro: U St

Sunday, January 10th

Iota Series

6:00pm, Free

Iota Series: James Hopkins with musical guest Bernard Stoltz

Iota Club and Café 2832 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA

Metro: Clarendon

Monday, January 11th

Poetry event at the Folger

7:30pm, $12 Admission ($7.45 discount, see other post)

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Beltway Poetry Quarterly and the 120th Anniversary of Poet Lore, with readings by Kyle Dargan and Kim Addonizio, and a discussion with the editors Kim Roberts,Jody Bolz, and E. Ethelbert Miller, moderated by Jon West-Bey. Followed by reception and anthology release party for Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington, DC

Folger Shakespeare Library 201 E. Capitol St.

Metro: Capitol South

Tuesday, January 12th

Storytelling: Speakeasy DC

8:00pm, arrive early for seating

$10 Admission

Speakeasy DC: "Line in the Sand: Stories About Making a Point, Taking a Stand, or Breaking a Pattern"

Town Danceboutique 2009 8th St. NW, at U St

Metro: U St

Wednesday, January 13th

Brookland Reading Series

7:00pm, Free

Brookland Reading Series: poems on the theme "New Deals"

Brookland Visitors Center 3420 9th St. NE

Metro: Brookland

Thursday, January 14th

Poetry Out Loud.

4:00pm, Free

Poetry Out Loud Montgomery County: Ten high school winners in grades 11 and 12 compete for top three slots and the opportunity to compete in the regionals.

The Writers Center 4508 Walsh St. Bethesda, MD

Metro: Bethesda

Friday, January 15th

Remembering MLK...

6:30pm, Admission info not noted

Remembering Martin Luther King's Writing and Landmark Speeches," sponsored by the Hurston/Wright Foundation.

Charles Sumner School 17th and M Sts, NW

Metro: Farragut North

Friday, January 15th HOME: Poetry Series at Hillyer

7:00pm, $5 Admission, free for readers

Hillyer Art Space 9 Hillyer Ct, NW (in alley behind Phillips Collection)

Metro: Dupont Circle

Apologies for inconsistent formatting issues with this post.

Info above collected from the Beltway Poetry Quarterly