Bright Before Us Like a Flame

Bright Before Us Like a Flame

Date and Time

Feb 1, 2026 5:00 pm

Location

Takoma

235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012

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Description:

Story Tapestries presents A Langston Hughes Birthday Poetry Celebration

Bright Before Us Like a Flame featuring Langston Hughes’ poetry and the original works of Amuche the Poet and Pianir the Poet

directed by Regie Cabico and produced by Day Eight

with participants of the “I, Too, Am America” writing workshops held at MLK Library hosted by Dwayne Lawson Brown and Kanikki Jakarta

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The event is free and open to the public 

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