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Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Rosemary Winslow & Young Poets

June 3, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Free
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Rosemary Winslow and  Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Rida Ali, Sofia Flynn & Michaela Lacy. Special guest Miles David Moore will read Joaquin Miller’s poem “Columbus.”
 
Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).
 
Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.
 
Visitor info: 202-895-6070
 
The first program, co-hosted by Sistah Joy Alford & Venus Thrash, includes a reading of Joaquin Miller’s poem “Columbus” by Miles David Moore.

Rosemary Winslow has a new book Defying Gravity from David Robert Books. She is also author of Green Bodies, a Hilary Tham Capital Collection book from The Word Works.

Our Jacklyn Potter Young Poets were invited from Virginia (Rida Ali), Washington, DC (Sofia Flynn) and Maryland (Michaela Lacy). Michaela Lacy is Youth Poet Laureate of Prince Georges County.

Details

Date:
June 3, 2018
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium
5200 Glover Park Road, NW
Washington, DC, 20015
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Phone
202-895-6070