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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Winter Solstice

When: December 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

As the world gets plunged into the darkness of winter and we find our days getting shorter and shorter, come see us on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, and listen to poems about light and lightness. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30-9:00 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — In Memoriam

When: November 2, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Every year we lose writers who have inspired us and contributed to many facets of our literary world. On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, we will honor the lives and work of the poets who have left our world in the last year. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30-9:00 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Celebrating Latin@ Poetry

When: October 5, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Join us for a poetic celebration of Latinx and Latin@ poetry and heritage! We will be reading works of Latin poets from all over the world.   This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7:30-9:00 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Back to School

When: September 7, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Come and hear poetry we read over the summer as well as poetry about education and some of our favorite poems of all time! This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Dog Days 9

When: July 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

One of our most popular readings — Dog Days — returns for the ninth time, and we will present poems about dogs, by dogs and everything canine. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Cicada Mania!

When: June 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Come and bug out with us in celebration of cicadas–their thrumming sounds, crunchy exoskeletons, that feeling of invasion…you get the picture. Our monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Sterling Brown Memorial Reading

When: May 4, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

In honor of DC’s first poet laureate, and one of our Brookland neighbors, May’s reading is dedicated to the poems and writings of Sterling Brown. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — U.S. Poets Laureate

When: April 6, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

This month we are honoring U.S. Poets Laureate, past and present.  The U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry is appointed annually by the Librarian of the United States Congress and serves from October to May.  In making the appointment, the Librarian consults with former appointees, the current laureate, and other distinguished personalities in the field. So far, there have been 51 poets who have served in this capacity, beginning in 1937. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Irish Poets

When: March 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

Our theme for this month is honoring Irish Poets.  We will feature poems by Irish poets from centuries ago as well as our contemporaries from across the pond.  The luck of the Irish, Irish mythology, Irish culture, and any other remembrances of The Emerald Isle are also fair game. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free

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BAWA* Monthly Poetry Reading — Red Hot Poems

When: February 3, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: Center for Poetic Thought, Studio 25, 716 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA

This month we will be reading Red Hot Poems, so you will hear poems about love, passion, candy, and maybe even the color red. This monthly poetry reading series is co-sponsored by BAWA* and the American Poetry Museum. We hold a reading the first Wednesday of every month from 7-9 pm. All readings are free and open to the public.

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