Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Tatiana Figueroa-Ramirez 8.27.19
Date and Time
Aug 27, 2019 9:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Aug 27, 2019 9:00 pm
14th & V
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Tatiana Figueroa-Ramirez
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the mainland United States, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a VONA Voices Alumna, having worked with award winning poets Willie Perdomo and Danez Smith. She recently completed the Poetry Teaching Artist Training Program under Jonathan B. Tucker and an artist residency in Santo Domingo. Tatiana currently performs and teaches poetry workshops in the greater Washington DC area, having previously done so in New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic at venues including New York University and The Howard Theatre. You can read her work in The Acentos Review, A Gypsy’s Library, Here Comes Everyone, and Queen Mob’s Teahouse, among other publications, or visit her website www.sincerelytatiana.com.
FEATURING: DIMITRI REYES
Dimitri Reyes is a Puerto-Vegan poet, educator, organizer, and YouTuber from Newark, New Jersey. He’s the recipient of SLICE Magazine's 2017 Bridging the Gap Award for Emerging Poets, and a finalist for the 2017 Arcturus Poetry Prize by the Chicago Review of Books. Dimitri has organized large-scale poetry events such as #PoetsforPuertoRicoNewark and has read at venues such as The Dodge Poetry Festival, Split This Rock, Busboys and Poets, and the American Poetry Museum. His work is published or forthcoming in Vinyl, Kweli, Entropy, Cosmonauts, Obsidian, Acentos, and others. Dimitri is the Marketing and Communications Director for Cavankerry Press and you can find him documenting the poetry community at: http://www.youtube.com/c/dimitrireyespoet
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For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.
$5 cover. Wristbands are available for purchase online at midnight and in the restaurant starting at 10:00 AM. No refunds. Ticket purchase limit of 4 per person. Guests must have their wristbands (tickets) on upon entering the event.
Seating is available on a first come, first seated basis. No saved or reserved seats are allowed. Failure to check in within 30 minutes of advertised start time may result in forfeiture of seats. Sorry, no refunds.
