Category Archives: Updates and News

2024 Youth and Faculty Poetry Book Launch Reading at Shepherd Park Library September 22nd

We’re pleased to invite the Day Eight community for an afternoon of celebration as we launch Day Eight’s 2024 youth and faculty book, Sunday, September 22nd, from 1:30-3:00pm, 2024, at the Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Avenue NW. This event will showcase the creative talents of young writers published in the book, including participants in […]

DC AAPI Writers Event September 5 at Mt Pleasant Library

Day Eight invites DC residents to attend a free workshop and salon exploring AAPI identity and poetry, Thursday, September 5th from 6-8pm. Poets Regie Cabico, Reg Ledesma, Pacyinz Lyfoung, Sunu Chandy, and Ishanee Chanda will share commissioned poems and attendees will then have opportunity to explore and express themes of Asian and Pacific Islander identity […]

Call for Poetry Submissions Reflecting on the Jewish Experience

Recognizing the unique cultural, historic, and religious experiences of Jewish people, particularly since October 7th, Day Eight’s literary magazine, the Mid-Atlantic Review, is pleased to announce an open call for poetry submissions for a special section of the magazine, The Jewish Experience. This opportunity for Jewish poets, and individuals of all identities, to reflect on […]