Category Archives: Publishing

Silent Tenants / Inquilinos Mudos by Alberto Roblest with translations by Maritza Rivera forthcoming from Day Eight

Day Eight is proud to announce forthcoming release of the poetry book Silent Tenants / Inquilinos Mudos by Alberto Roblest. The book will be published May 15, 2023 in Spanish and with English language translations by Maritza Rivera. For advanced copies of the book, to schedule readings, or to interview the authors, email admin <at> […]

The Breaking the Blank Book Tour

Day Eight is excited to share several opportunities to experience Rebecca Bishophall and Dwayne Lawson-Brown, the authors of the poetry collection Breaking the Blank, reading from their book. Breaking the Blank is a spirited dialogue between poets—and a meditation on love, parenting, gentrification, money, and the literary life. A recent review by Alex Carrigan in […]

Diaspora Cafe DC Retiro de Poesia – Poetry Retreat – April 15 2023

Gratuita para todos y honorarios de $250 disponibles para que participen los poetas afro o latinx. Day Eight and the Mariposa Poetry Retreat are pleased to present a capacity-building retreat for DC area poets April 15, 2023 from 11am to 4pm. Jeffrey Banks and Maritza Rivera, editors of the poetry anthology Diaspora Café: D.C., are […]