On Sun, May 19th, poets from the Busboys tribe celebrated the 5th Anniversary of Split This Rock with Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco, Split This Rock’s Executive Director Sarah Browning, DC Youth Slam Team poets Thomas “Vocab” Hill and Asha Gardner, and many more.
We’re excited for the celebration to continue at Sunday Kind of Love with Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco tonight at 5pm, 14th & V.
Speech given on February 1, 2024 in Havana, Cuba In 1927 Langston Hughes walked into a Cuba amid an emerging community of artists, intellectuals, and radicals. He saw a “sunrise in a new land [– a day – in his words]sic – full of brownskin surprises, and hitherto unknown contacts in a world of color.” … Continued
January 18, 2024 – January 25, 2024 In keeping with our ongoing mission of uplifting racial and cultural connections, Busboys and Poets is hosting Palestine Week (January 18 through January 25, 2024). This week-long series of events will offer a diverse range of programming featuring Palestinian food, music, dance, poetry, discussions, and other enriching events. … Continued
If your New Years resolution is to read more, you may want to add these two to your list!
The day party celebrates the Wisdom, Experience, Knowledge and Resilience of our ELDERS in Anacostia!
Last Tuesday was such a hit that we will keep the party going every 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month.
I was conceived, born, raised and now have lived as a human being cast in black for almost seventy years. I’mo die black, too.
We’re amping up to open the doors of Busboys and Poets Anacostia and are seeking southeast DC resident artists for a mural or mural commission! Sound like something you’re interested in? Submit an email of interest along with five to seven sample images of your work to art@busboysandpoets.com by January 25, 2019. Artists will be … Continued