A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Dwayne BJoin Busboys and Poets host Dwayne B aka Crochet Kingpin for a fun night of bad singing!The first Friday of every month, the Marion Barry Room becomes your stage. Pick from over 40,000 songs, sign the list, grab the mic, and make magic happen. (more…)
A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Dwayne BJoin Busboys and Poets host Dwayne B aka Crochet Kingpin for a fun night of bad singing!The first Saturday of every month, the Marion Barry Room becomes your stage. Pick from over 40,000 songs, sign the list, grab the mic, and make magic happen. (more…)
ENOUGH | A Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us to learn about transcending our mistakes, mania, and the journey of motherhood.Author Amelia Zachary is a bicultural child of a Malay mother and an Indian father. Amelia was different from the get-go, never quite fitting in. In this raw, inspiring memoir, she chronicles the long, winding (more…)
ROSA PARKS BEYOND THE BUS | Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us to learn about the life, lessons, and leadership of Rosa Parks.Author H.H. Leonards new book is a collection of inspiring and instructive memories compiled from the decade that Mrs. Parks was a guest in author H.H. Leonard’s Washington, DC home. During those years, (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by 13 of Nazareth13 of Nazareth is a performance poet living with epilepsy, a dry sense of humor, and peace of mind over everything. The golden thread which runs throughout his hip-hop infused poetry is drawn from the looms of various spiritual traditions to weave a tapestry (more…)
Busboys and Poets welcomes Zephyr for their annual TRB Reception. (more…)
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellCharity Blackwell the D.O.P.E (Director of Poetry Events) at Busboys and Poets and the Senior Advisor for Arts and Culture at DC SCORES.She is a spoken word artist, poet, emcee, motivational speaker, activist, and teacher who hails from South Carolina and now calls Washington, DC (more…)
THINGS YOU MAY FIND HIDDEN IN MY EAR | A Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us for a night of poetry with the 2022 Palestine Book Award winner. In this poetry debut Mosab Abu Toha writes about his life under siege in Gaza, first as a child, and then as a young father. A survivor (more…)