On Saturday, June 11, three impressive D.C. poet finalists entered the Shaw/Watha T Daniel Public Library for the culminating reading event in the 2022 DC Poet Project. Only one emerged the winner: Dominic ‘Nerd’ McDonald. Born and raised in various cities in Los Angeles, California, Dominic describes himself as a Black entrepreneur and spoken word […]
Category Archives: Updates and News
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May
May
Day Eight is excited to be partnering with the Shepherd Park Library and Friends of Shepherd Park Library to provide five weeks of in-person writing camp this summer. The camp brings in exceptional DC-area poets and journalists as faculty within a comfortable and supportive place for youth to develop as writers. Students in the program […]
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May
May
$150 Honoraria provided – sign up today! Day Eight and KIPP DC are partnering on Bring Joy Back to School, a Student and Caregiver Poetry Workshop and Performance to take place 3:00-6:00pm Sunday June 5, 2022 funded by the Flamboyan Foundation. Download a flier for Back to School with Joy [PDF]. We are recruiting student […]