Word Power: U Street All-Star Reunion | Host: Twain Dooley
Date and Time
Apr 2, 2024 8:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Apr 2, 2024 8:00 pm
14th & V
What better place to celebrate the amazing creative history of Black Broadway? WBL & The American Poetry Museum present some of the most powerful, exhilarating voices to come out of U Street. Hosted by Twain Dooley
$ 5.00 + Tax and fees online. $8.00 (tax and fees included) at the door !
HOSTED BY: Twain Dooley
MUSIC BY: DJ Shablast
Twain 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 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (as a civilian), he returned to his hometown and began to perform his poetry for a variety of audiences. Twain wrote several books and toured as a founding member of The Modern Urban Griots. He has opened for Amiri Baraka and Jimmy “JJ†Walker. He has earned a spot on the DC/Baltimore slam team eight times, winning the top honors three. Twain has been called, “funny,â€â€œclever,â€â€œinsightful,†and some other things that you probably wouldn’t print in a bio. He currently shares his love of words with students and is working on the story of his life, “None Of This Makes Sense.
