September Events

Beltway Poetry Slam - Individual World Poetry Slam Qualifier Finals
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 8 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 1/2 8th St SE
$5 - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$5 - details

HearArts Series
Feat. Don Illich.
Thursday, September 6, 2012, 7 p.m.
VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 6, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$5 - details

Open Door Reading
Feat. Baltimore Review and the Beltway Poetry Quarterly authors.
Sunday, September 9, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Iota Poetry Series, 18th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, September 9, 2012, 6 p.m.
Iota Club & Cafe, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Free - details

Nine On the Ninth Poetry Series
Featuring Raquel “Ra” Brown.
Sunday, September 9, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

La-Ti-Do
Monday, September 10, 2012, 8 p.m.
Black Fox Lounge, 1723 Connecticut Ave. NW
$10 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 10, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series
Feat. Bruce Snider.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
George Washington Univ. - Marvin Center Amphitheater, 800 21st St. NW
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$5 - details

Cafe Muse Literary Series
Feat. Renée Ashley & Ellen Cole ; tribute to Ed Cox.
Thursday, September 13, 7 p.m.
Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase
Free - details

Poet Laureate Inaugural Reading
Feat. Natasha Trethewey.
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 7 p.m.
Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE
Free - details

Erev Shel Shoshanim: Moshe Dor's Israel in Poetry and Song
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
American Univ., Abramson Family Recital Hall, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
RSVP - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$5 - details

Poetry Slam Alexandria
Friday, September 14, 2012, 7 p.m.
Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria
Free/$10 entry fee - details

Poetry Slam Final Competition
Feat. Taylor Mali.
Friday, September 14, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Isosceles Poetry Series
Feat. Tarfia Faizullah.
Friday September 14, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Hamiltonian Gallery, 1353 U St. NW
Free/donation - details

11th Hour Poetry Slam
Friday, September 14, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Youth Open Mic
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$5 - details

Open Door Reading
Poetry & prose open mic.
Sunday, September 16, 2012, 2 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

In Your Ear Reading Series
Feat. Mark Lamoureux, Doritt Carroll & Dan Gutstein.
Sunday, September 16, 2012, 3 p.m.
DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW
$5 - details

Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic
Sunday, September 16, 2012, 5 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
Feat. Carl Phillips and Eduardo C. Corral
Monday, September 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE
$15 - details

La-Ti-Do
Monday, September 17, 2012, 8 p.m.
Black Fox Lounge, 1723 Connecticut Ave. NW
$10 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 17, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Literary Evening
Feat. Meghan O’Rourke.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7 p.m.
Arts Club of Washington, Monroe House, 2017 I St. NW
Free - details

An Evening of Spoken Word Poetry & Performance
Feat. Princess Bethea.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7 p.m.
Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place, SE
Free - details

Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency Open Mic
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7 p.m.
Bossa Bistro and Lounge, 2463 18th St. NW
Free - details

Terpoets Open Mic
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland, Dorchester Basement Lounge, College Park
Free - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Writers Here & Now Series
Feat. Paul Guest.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 7 p.m.
Univ. of Maryland - Ulrich Recital Hall, College Park
Free - details

Wednesday Night Open Mic
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$5 - details

Alberto Ruy Sánchez
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 4 p.m.
American Univ., SIS Building, Abramson Family Founders Room
Free - details

Poetics of Place Reading
Corcoran College students & faculty read poetry influenced by Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7 p.m.
Corcoran Gallery, 500 7th St. NW
Free - details

Nora School Reading Series
Feat. Christopher Conlon, Brandel France de Bravo and Naomi Thiers.
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Nora School, 955 Sligo Ave., Silver Spring
Free - details

Spit Dat Open Mic
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid St. NW
$1 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 20, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$5 - details

National Book Festival
Feat. Giannina Braschi, Stephen Dunn, Nikky Finney, Philip Levine and more.
Saturday, September 22 - Sunday, September 23, 2012
National Mall
Free - details

Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency Open Mic
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 6 p.m.
Dupont Circle Fountain, NW
Free - details

Andrea Gibson
Sunday, September 23, 2012, 7 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 1/2 8th St SE
$10 - details

La-Ti-Do
Monday, September 24, 2012, 8 p.m.
Black Fox Lounge, 1723 Connecticut Ave. NW
$10 - details

The Garden Open Mic
Monday, September 24, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Conversations with African Poets & Writers
Feat. Mandla Matyumza.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 12 p.m.
Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE
Free - details

Lannan Reading Series: Dinaw Mengestu
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, Seminar, 5:30 p.m. and Reading, 8 p.m.
Georgetown University, Copley Hall Formal Lounge
Free - details

Beltway Poetry CASH Slam
Feat. Jamaal May.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 8 p.m.
The Fridge, Rear Alley, 516 1/2 8th St SE
$5 - details

The Process, The Poet & The Pen: A Black Writer’s Show-Posium
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 8 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$5 - details

Tuesday Night Open Mic
Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Poetry in Bloom Workshop
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 6 p.m.
BloomBars, 3222 11th St. NW
Donation - details

Kensington Row Bookshop Poetry Series
Feat. Kathi Wolfe & Jim Ferris.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 7 p.m.
Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington
Free - details

Fall for the Book Busboys and Poets Award Presentation
To be awarded to Poet Laureate Rita Dove.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 8 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Harris Theatre, Fairfax
Free - details

Wednesday *SPARKLE* Open Mic
Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (5th & K), 1025 5th St. NW
$5 - details

Fall for the Book: Carmen Giménez Smith
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 12 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Sandy Spring Bank Tent, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Tom Pow
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Hub, Rooms 3, 4, 5, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: MFA Fellows Reading
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 6 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: A Buddhist Poet
Feat. Jane Hirshfield.
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, Fairfax
Free - details

Spit Dat Open Mic
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid St. NW
$1 - details

Thursday Night Open Mic
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 9 p.m.
Busboys and Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville
$5 - details

Baltimore Book Festival
Friday, September 28 - Sunday, September 30, 2012, all day
Mt. Vernon Place, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Susan Howe
Friday, September 28, 2012, 4:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center, Meeting Room G, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Cathy Park Hong
Friday, September 28, 2012, 6 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Johnson Center, Meeting Room G, Fairfax
Free - details

As Was Written
Feat. live readings, poetry, spoken word and music.
Friday, September 28, 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Lyceum Theatre, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria
$10 - details

ASL (American Sign Language) Open Mic
Friday, September 28, 2012, 11 p.m.
Busboys and Poets (14th & V), 2021 14th St. NW
$5 - details

Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency Open Mic at Figment Project DC
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 12:30 p.m.
Yards Park, 10 Water St. SE
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Jonathan Stalling and Joshua Kryah
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m.
Sherwood Center, Performance Hall A, 3740 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Brian Brodeur and Danielle Cadena Deulen
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The Writer's Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda
Free - details

Fall for the Book: Poetry-Palooza
Feat. Elizabeth Arnold, David Keplinger, Christopher Nealon, Mel Nichols, Tim Seibles, and Rod Smith.
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 8 p.m.
Old Firestation #3, 3988 University Drive, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: MFA Alumni Reading
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 4:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Grand Tier III, Center for the Arts, Fairfax
Free - details

Fall for the Book: And the Winner Is...
Gazing Grain Press awards winner of its inaugural chapbook contest.
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 5:30 p.m.
George Mason Univ., Mason Hall Atrium, Fairfax
Free - details

Bridge Street Reading Series
Feat. Lisa Jarnot.
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 7 p.m.
Bridge Street Books, 2814 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Free - details