Author Archives: Day Eight

Announcing Featured Poets in the 2020 DC Poet Project Reading Series

Through support from individual donors, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Wells Fargo Community Foundation, Day Eight’s DC Poet Project reading series will feature exceptional writers from across the region at five events spring 2020. Now in its fourth year, The DC Poet Project is a poetry reading series and open-to-all poetry competition […]

2019 Poet Project winner Kevin Wiggins in The Washington Blade and Bidwell Hollow

Kevin Wiggins (Photo by Danny Sax for Brink Media)

2019 DC Poet Project winner Kevin Wiggins was interviewed by The Washington Blade and Bidwell Hollow about his new book, Port of Exit, published October 15, 2019. Read the full interviews on The Washington Blade and Bidwell Hollow and excerpts below. From the Blade: Kevin Wiggins started writing poetry at age 6 and credits his […]

Day Eight celebrates at book launch event

Thanks to hosts Karin Strydom and Steven Spurlock, and the Day Eight board of directors, the organization held a celebratory book launch for Kevin Wiggins’ Port of Exit Friday October 25th. Below some images from the festivities, and thanks to all who attended. Download or read an excerpt from the page for Port of Exit […]