POETRY EVENTS - WASHINGTON, D.C.

March 2015

Tuesday, March 3, 1:00-5:00 PM
POETRY AND LITERACY SYMPOSIUM

 The Poetry and Literature Center will present a series of panels exploring the connections between poetry and literacy. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Literacy Awards.

Hour-long panels include the following:

• 1:00 PM: Poetry and Literacy in the Schools featuring Terry M. Blackhawk (InsideOut Literary Arts Project), Amy Swauger (Teachers & Writers Collaborative), and Robin Reagler (Writers in the Schools)
• 2:15 PM: Poetry and Literacy with At-Risk Populations featuring Roland Legiardi-Laura (Power Poetry), Tara Libert(Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop), and Aaron Zimmerman (New York Writers Coalition)
• 3:30 PM: Addressing Aliteracy Through Poetry featuring Joe Callahan (826 DC), Robert Polito (Poetry Foundation), and Amy Stolls (National Endowment of the Arts)

Location: LJ-119, first floor, Thomas Jefferson Building <view map>
Contact: (202) 707-5394

Thursday, March 12, 6:30 PM
WITTER BYNNER FELLOWSHIP READING

 Poet Laureate Charles Wright will introduce the 2015 Witter Bynner Fellows, Emily Fragos and Bobby C. Rogers, and they will read selections from their work. The event is free and open to the public. Book sales and a signing will follow.

Location: Mumford Room, sixth floor, James Madison Building <view map>
Contact: (202) 707-5394