From September 27-28, 2019, the Furious Flower Poetry Center will celebrate 25 years of supporting, promoting and preserving Black poetry. As the first academic center devoted solely to African American poetry, Furious Flower has grown to become a nationally recognized organization dedicated to ensuring the visibility, inclusion and critical consideration of Black poets.Closeout the weekend (more…)

A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Kezia the PoetKezia Snipe wrote her first poem when she was seven years old. Some years later Kezia The Poet is releasing her second spoken word album, Something to Say, which is available to everyone across the globe. After success with her debut album, Matters of (more…)

A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Jael BenjaminJael Benjamin is the 2018 DC Grand Slam Champion and a member of the 2018 Busboys and Poets’ Beltway Poetry Slam Team. Originally from Atlanta, she has now laid roots in Washington D.C., and looks to be an unstoppable force and passionate speaker in poetry. (more…)

TUESDAY NIGHT AT ANA - HOSTED BY: MATT CAPONESoutheast DC Native Matt Capone began writing poetry at the young age of 7. Being a natural, he performed in his first oepn mic at 10 years old. Not only has he performed his poetry here in Washington D.C., but also in Philly, New York, and is planning (more…)

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Joseph LMS Green!Joseph LMS Green is a Washington, D.C.-based performance artist and educator with more than nine years professional experience. As a solo artist Joseph LMS has performed at venues and schools throughout the United States. As an actor he toured with the educational entertainment group (more…)

A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Mariah BarberMariah Barber is Carolina girl from the 704 and current Peace Corps volunteer between countries. She is a self-proclaimed “bag lady” & “nomad” who is claiming DC as home for a while until she returns to Latin America. She is an activist, spoken word poet (more…)

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply SherriCalifornia born and Maryland raised, Simply Sherri started writing in 2001 and started reciting her work in 2008 in her poetic home of Baltimore. With topics ranging from love and relationships to depression and verbal abuse, her writing style is easy going and a reflection (more…)