The Poets Speak: A Conversation and Reading with E. Ethelbert Miller and Nancy Morejón
Date and Time
May 5, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
May 5, 2024 6:00 pm
450K
Join us at Busboys and Poets 450 K for an evening of expression and conversation with E. Ethelbert Miller and Nancy Morejón.
Nancy Morejón is a beloved poet, essayist, journalist, and translator. The first Afro-Cuban allowed to seek a degree in Cuba, she quickly rose to national prominence as Poet Laureate, president of the Writers’ Union, member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua, and senior adviser for Casa de las Américas and Teatro Nacional de Cuba.
E Ethelbert Miller is a literary activist and author of two memoirs and several poetry collections. He hosts the WPFW morning radio show On the Margin with E. Ethelbert Miller and hosts and produces The Scholars on UDC-TV which received a 2020 Telly Award. Miller is Associate Editor and a columnist for The American Book Review. He was given a 2020 congressional award from Congressman Jamie Raskin in recognition of his literary activism, awarded the 2022 Howard Zinn Lifetime Achievement Award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association, and named a 2023 Grammy Nominee Finalist for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. Miller’s latest book is How I Found Love Behind the Catcher's Mask, published by City Point Press.
