October Events

Matthew Zapruder
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 2 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Gowri Koneswaran
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 4 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street SW
Free - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
feat. Idra Novey and Luis Alberto Ambroggio.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave, Chevy Chase
Monday, October 4, 2010, 7 p.m.
Free - details

Tomaz Salamun
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University
Riggs Library, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Free - details

A Celebration of American Poets Laureate
feat. Billy Collins, Rita Dove, Daniel Hoffman, Maxine Kumin, Kay Ryan, Charles Simic, Mark Strand.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
Library of Congress, 10 First Street SE
Ticketed event - details

Africa in Exile: Poetry Workshops and Readings
feat. Niyi Osundare and Syl Cheney-Coker.
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Baltimore Museum of Art, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore
Free - details

Maxine Kumin
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7 p.m.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Free - details

Megan Snyder-Camp
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7 p.m.
Atomic Books, 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore
Free - details

The 11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, October 8, 2010, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Ticketed event - details

Nine On The Ninth Poetry Series
feat. CeLillianne Green.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series - reading from The Poet’s Cookbook: Recipes from Tuscany: Poems by 28 Italian & American Poets
feat. Grace Cavalieri and contributors.
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

Brodsky’s Places: The Life and Poetry of Joseph Brodsky
Seminar and poetry reading.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 3 p.m.
Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free, w/RSVP - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Sixth Annual Small Nations Poetry Reading
feat. Ambassadors from Austria, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco and Slovenia read in English and their native language.
American University - Katzen Arts Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Free, w/RSVP - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
feat. Karla Kelsey and Jeff Bagato.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW

$5 - details

Reading from Full Moon on K St.: Poems About Washington, DC
feat. Kim Roberts, Abdul Ali, Paulette Beete, Natalie E. Illum, Alan King, and Maureen Thorson.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free - details

Poetry at Noon Series: Rhode Island Sampler
feat. Lisa Starr, Charles "Chachi" Carvalho, Tom Chandler, Amber Rose Johnson.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress - Whittall Pavilion, 10 First Street, SE
Free - details

Capitol Hill Reading Series

feat. Mary Ann Larkin.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7 p.m.
Riverby Books, 417 East Capitol Street, SE
Free - details

Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize
feat. Matthew Ladd and Rosanna Warren.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Ticketed event - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Haiti, After the Quake
feat. Kwame Dawes
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7 p.m.
GWU Elliott School, 1957 E St. NW, Room B12
Free, w/ RSVP - details

Nikki Giovanni
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 8 p.m.
NOVA Community College
Waddell Theater, Sterling
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
feat. David Mills
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Federal Poets reading
feat. Judith McCombs and Miles David Moore.
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Silver Spring Civic Center, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring
Free - details

Reading from Mexican Poetry Today: 20/20 Voices

feat. Luis Miguel Aguilar, Jennifer Clement, Victor Manuel Mendiola, and Pedro Serrano.

Friday, October 22, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St. NW

Free, w/ RSVP - details

Bag Ladies, Bodies, Poems
feat. Carolyn Joyner and Naomi Ayala.
Friday, October 22 - Saturday October 23, 2010, 7 p.m.
Pigment Art Studio, 1848 Columbia Road NW
Ticketed event - details

Universes at Mead Center Homecoming
Spoken word/slam poetry ensemble.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 12:30 p.m.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center, 1101 Sixth St. SW
Free, w/ reserved tickets - details

Poet Laureate Reading: W.S. Merwin
Monday, October 25, 2010, 7 p.m.
Library of Congress
Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First Street, SE
Free - details

Beltway Poetry Slam
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 8th St SE
$5 - details

Michael Ondaatje
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University
Riggs Library, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$4 - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
feat. Cliff Bernier
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

AU Visiting Writers Series: Marie Howe
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 8 p.m.
American University
Butler Board Room, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Free - details

Wednesday Night *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

An Evening with (the Ghost of) Eliza Poe
Readings from the work of Edgar Allan Poe.
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda
Free, w/RSVP - details

Poêt-à-tête Open Mic
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Ebenezers Coffeehouse, 201 F St. NE
Free - details

Open Mic Poetry Jam For Kids

feat. Mary Amato

Friday, October 29, 2010, 7 p.m.

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring

Free - details

ASL Open Mic

American sign language users recite a poem, song or short skit.

Friday, October 29, 2010, 11 p.m.

Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW

$5 - details

Isabella Constance
Launch & signing of Introvert; performances by UDC students.
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 4 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
Free/donation - details

Youth Poetry Open Mic
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$4 - details

Poe-Palooza
Readings from the work of Edgar Allan Poe.
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda
Free, w/RSVP - details