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Washington DC Area Recurring Open Poetry Readings
This list is arranged first by readings that occur weekly and
secondly by recurring monthly readings. Please note: We used to
carry an extensive list, but these things change, and we didn't
havethe time to keep it up to date. So, rather than mislead, we
opted to inform only on those events that we were personally attending.
You can also see past and upcoming events which feature members
of the Federal Poets at the Federal
Poets Calendar page.
FIRST TUESDAY: Jean Layman hosts a reading at St. Elmo's
Coffee Pub in Alexandria, 7 pm, featured poet(s), then open reading.
Free. 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave. at corner of Del Ray Ave.
ONE FRIDAY NIGHT MOST MONTHS (which one varies from month
to month) -- open reading at the Bethesda Writers' Center, sign-ups
start at 7 pm, reading at 7:30. $2.00 for members, $3.00 for members'
guests, $5.00 for non-members/non-guests (but you get wine, juice,
cheese, cookies, etc., at the break). Usually followed by late
dinner and lots of talk with 8 or 9 survivors of the reading at
a nearby restaurant. For info, call the Bethesda Writers' Center.
Phone: 301-654-8664. website, www.writer.org. Writers' Center
also offers featured readings.
SECOND SUNDAY: The IOTA reading (6 to 8 pm) at the Iota
Bar and Restaurant, 2832 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, Free, featured
reader(s) followed by open reading, good food. So you could leave
Iota at 8, get to Georgetown and Club Myth.com in time for the
slam, then (sorry) go to Hell. What a night! Hosted by Miles David
Moore, who does a great job of keeping the trains running on time.
THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH:
Federal Poets meets (sometimes skips one summer month) from 2pm
to 5 pm (sometimes a smaller group comes an hour earlier to go
over longer poems), upstairs at the West Side Library in DC, 24th
& L NW -- parking behind library. This is, I believe, the
oldest continuing open workshop in the DC area -- began in 1943.
Note that it is NOT just for federal employees, and many members
are not federal employees. It WAS for federal employees when it
began in 1943 -- hence the name. First three meetings are free
and then you decide if you want to join ($20.00 dues a year, which
pay for a publication, group-sponsored readings, etc. Anywhere
from 12 to 25 people show up at a typical meeting. Just bring
a poem (one page at most) and about 20 copies of it to pass around.
It's good practice at giving and receiving critiquing, and there
are usually some excellent poets on hand.
See the Book World Literary Calendar of the Washington Post
for more readings.
Last Updated:
June 1, 2005
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