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4th Saturday Slam! | Anacostia | hosted by Black Chakra


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    Apr 26, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join us for our 4th Saturday SLAM! at Busboys and Poets The 4th Saturday Slam provides an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry! Enjoy several rounds of competitive poetry by amateurs and professionals, with the audience choosing a winner. Cash Prize! Come join us for an alternative way to (more…)

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Latin Dance Night


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    Apr 26, 2025
    7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Come to eat, drink and DANCE!Delicious food and drink specials served all night.FREE parking available.Entrance fee: $15 (purchased at the door). We accept cash, Venmo or Cashap ONLY.Dance Lessons available.Latin music (Salsa, Bachata & Merengue) played by our host DJ Elvira the rest of the evening.You do not want to miss this event!Elvira McCullough (DJ (more…)

April 27th , 2025

The Busboys and Poets Sunday School Cafe


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    Apr 27, 2025
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

Today’s guest speaker, Atiaf Alwazir will discuss What’s Happening in Yemen? History, People, and the Geopolitics of WarAtiaf AlwazirAtiaf is an educator and creative writer who believes deeply in the power of education and storytelling to liberate and shape futures. Her action-oriented research, focusing on Yemen, explores social movements, militarism in the digital age, and the intersection (more…)

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A.C.T.O.R. Presents: Poetry as Resistance: Amplifying Marginalized Voices in the Fight for Racial Justice


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    Apr 27, 2025
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Let’s Keep Talking!ACTOR (A Continuing Talk on Race) In honor of National Poetry Month, we invite you to join us for a powerful and thought-provoking ACTOR (A Continuing Talk on Race) discussion.This month, we’re celebrating the transformative power of poetry and its role in challenging systemic inequities. Through a curated reading and conversation, a panel of (more…)

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EYES ON GAZA | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Apr 27, 2025
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us to discuss this poignant collection of essays—written in the year following October 2023—blending personal narrative, contemporary history, and political analysis, with art by Mohammad SabaanehEyes on Gaza: Witnessing Annihilation is a powerful and impassioned collection of essays on the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, written in real time during the annihilation by a (more…)

CHARM CITY RICH INK APRIL 27TH | 7PM-9PM BUSBOYS AND POETS COLUMBIA HOSTED BY KENNETH SOMETHING & KHALIL HOUSTON $25 | TICKETS ON EVENTBRITE

Charm City Slam VS Rich Ink Poetry Slam


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    Apr 27, 2025
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Two poetry teams made up of amazing dynamic poets will face off in a 7 Round Poetry Slam. Hosted by Khalil Houston and Kenneth Something (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Roscoe Burnems


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    Apr 28, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Roscoe BurnemsDouglas Powell (Roscoe Burnems) is a spoken-word artist, teacher, husband, and father. He has dedicated his life to poetry, education, and entertainment, and a way to blend the three worlds together. Speaking candidly on everything from bullying to equality, from depression to oppression, what it (more…)

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How Democracies Descend Into Dictatorship


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    Apr 29, 2025
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Please join a fascinating — and cost free — discussion between an award-winning journalist and four U.S. ambassadors on the ways that the Trump Administration is undermining the foundations of American democracy and prosperity. The diplomats will share their first-hand experience with democratically- elected leaders overseas who drove their countries into tyranny and economic ruin. (more…)

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Peter Beinart and Mehdi Hasan on BEING JEWISH AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF GAZA | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Apr 29, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for a conversation with acclaimed columnist and political commentator, Peter Beinart, and award winning journalist Mehdi Hasan“At this painful moment, Peter Beinart’s voice is more vital than ever. His reach is broad—from the tragedy of today’s Middle East to the South Africa he knows well to events centuries ago—his scholarship is deep, and (more…)

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5th Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Twain Dooley


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    Apr 29, 2025
    8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Twain DooleyTwain Dooley is a first generation American. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he learned to use language to talk himself into and out of inner-city challenges. He joined the Army Reserves and served on active duty during Desert Storm. After a two-year stay in (more…)

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UMD Jazz Jam


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    Apr 30, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Monthly Jazz Jam session led by DC based saxophonist Elijah Balbed!Clarice Presents’ Jazz Jams, in partnership with Busboys and Poets, brings D.C.-based saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed to perform and lead a community-wide jam! Elijah’s band will play a set starting at 7:30PM. Bring your instrument! After enjoying their set, you’ll have a chance to call (more…)

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5th Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Simply Sherri


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    Apr 30, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply Sherri!California 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…)