Day Eight is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2026 DC Poet Project competition: MariTi Lovell, Angelo Brooks, Kiara Penn, and Delante Allen. Day Eight’s annual poetry reading series and open-to-all poetry competition, the DC Poet Project, was created to support the professional practice of poetry. The prize for the series winner is a […]
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A Poetry Reading and Conversation on Craft with Regie Cabico at American University April 7
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Day Eight is pleased to present nationally-renowned AAPI poet Regie Cabico at American University, Tuesday, April 7, for a Poetry Reading and Conversation on Craft with Dr. Anita Mannur in concert with the American University Department of Literature and the Department of Asia Pacific and Diaspora Studies. Attendees are encouraged to bring a poem to […]
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Day Eight is pleased to open applications to attend a capacity-building retreat for DC area Jewish poets from 1:00 to 4:30pm, Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 at Sixth and I Synagogue in downtown DC. The retreat is designed to support publication opportunities for Jewish poets, and appreciation for the work of Jewish poets. Ori Z Soltes […]