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The 2012 Split This Rock Poetry Festival came and went in March, and one of the festival's major patners wasBusboys and Poets. Examiner.com...
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Profile of a DC poet: Venus Thrash -- a Split This Rock Festival featured reader

  • Venus Thrash
  • February 28, 2012
Split This Rock announced last week that full registration is sold out for its 2012 festival March22-25 in Washington DC. There are day passes...
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Profile of a DC poet: Jose Padua -- a Split This Rock Festival featured poet

  • Jose Padua
  • February 21, 2012
The 2012 Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness will be held March 22-25, 2012 here in Washington DC. According to the...
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The Poetry of 9/11, ten years later

  • 9/11
  • September 9, 2011
When Philip Metres read "The Colonel" by Carolyn Forche in front of a class on the morning of September 11, 2001, it most likely affected...
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Four events happening this weekend, Thursday through Sunday

There are four poetry events happening this weekend in the DC area.Tonight, March 17, Cheryls' Gone at the Big Bear Cafe will be presenting two...
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Split This Rock splits open the need for poetry reviews

Social justice has a very loyal friend that goes by the name of Poetry. From ancient cultures to modern-day society, poetry has been a form of...
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Experience that Sunday Kind of Love at Busboys and Poets

Sunday Kind of LoveMay 17, 2009 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Busboys and Poets, Langston Room Once a month Busboys and Poets hosts the irresistible Sunday...
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Veterans' poetry reading at Busboys and Poets tonight

Promising "…searing raw-whiskey poetry by military veterans from World War II to Iraq", Busboys and Poets will host veterans who...
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Experience a Sunday Kind of Love tomorrow at Busboys and Poets

Sunday Kind of Love will feature poets Reginald Harris and Carolyn Joyner tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Busboys and Poets.Reginald Harris is Systems...
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Split This Rock announces second annual poetry contest

Split This Rock has announced its second annual poetry contest, to be judged by poet and National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith. Winning poems...
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