IN THE TRADITION: A SHOWCASE OF NEW POETS/NEW POETRY--featuring Kenneth Carroll,III, Alexa Patrick, & 7 emerging poets
Sat, Oct 11
|Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Following a six-hour intensive writing workshop exploring folkloric poetry in the tradition of Sterling A. Brown, youth writers ages 14 through 19 share their own creative voice and vision.
Time & Location
Oct 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
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About the event
IN THE TRADITION: A Showcase is Part 2 of The Poetry & Folklore of Sterling A. Brown, an examination and celebration of one of the 20th century's leading writers who helped define and shape the Black aesthetic tradition. A native Washingtonian, Brown was the District of Columbia's first Poet Laureate.
On Oct. 11, Kenneth Carroll, the 2017 DC Youth Poet Laureate and the Sterling A. Brown Artist In Residence for Esther Productions will be joined by Alexa Patrick and seven talented emerging poets who participated in a two-day writing intensive that used the works of Sterling A. Brown to inspire new poetry. THIS PROMISES TO BE AN EXCITING POETIC EXPERIENCE. DON'T MISS IT.
Carroll is an award-winning poet: In 2019, he received the Thomas Lux Scholarship from Sarah Lawrence. His work has been featured in Georgia Review, Poitrinal, Lamplack, and Poetry London, among others. He is a Watering Hole, Breadloaf,…
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