Union Market's West Elm Lab 1270 Pop-Up to Host Free Poetry Event, January 14-15

From our friends at West Elm Lab 1270...

Union Market’s West Elm Lab 1270 Pop-Up to Host Free Poetry Event with Author Kia Dawkins January 14-15

Culinary and retail district in northeast DC to host two-day poetry reading, discussion and journaling event on self-care

Vibrant culinary and retail district Union Market welcomes poet and author Kia Marie Dawkins to the West Elm Lab 1270 pop-up location (1270 5th Street, NE) for a free two-day poetry event focused on community, productivity and self-care. The "Times of Poetry and Wine” sit-and-sip will take place on Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15 from 1 to 4 PM.

Poetry Out Loud National Finals, May 3-4 at Lisner Auditorium

From our friends at the National Endowment for the Arts...

On May 3-4, 53 high school teens from across the country gather in Washington for the Poetry Out Loud National Finals. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation created this program to help teens learn about classic and contemporary poetry. Top finalists and schools receive $50,000 in awards. The event is hosted by poet Elizabeth Acevedo, and features a performance by hip-hop artist and multi-instrumentalist Christylez Bacon. The event will be live webcast at www.arts.gov.