Celebrate the voices of young poets and adult mentors curated by Day Eight, DC’s premiere literary organization providing innovative creative writing workshops for youth. This reading will celebrate the poets of Write Now: A Writing Circle for Women and Girls led by Kim B. Miller and R.E.I.L. as well as students from Kipp Public Charter School and poetry writing […]
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Day Eight to partner with Poets Laureate Fellow Holly Karapetkova
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Aug
Aug
Day Eight is pleased to report our participation in a project revealed today by the Academy of American Poets. Holly Karapetkova, Arlington County, Virginia’s Poet Laureate, is one of 22 Poets Laureate Fellows announced today by the Academy. Her funded project will allow Karapetkova to work with Arlington Youth Laureate Charlotte Maleski and the county’s […]
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Jun
Jun
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 […]