IN THE TRADITION: A Two-Day Intensive Writing Workshop for Youth 14-19 years old
Sat, Sep 20
|Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Young poets are invited to join former DC Youth Poet Laureate Kenneth Carroll, III (KC3) on an inspiring journey through the poetry & folklore of literary legend Sterling A. Brown. Explore the roots of a tradition that paved the way for rap while crafting your own folkloric poetry. DON'T MISS THIS!
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2025, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
About the event
IN THE TRADITION: A Two-Day Intensive Workshop Introducing, Celebrating and Recreating with DC Youth Poet Laureate Kenneth Carroll, III
Before there was rap, there was “The Big Boy” Folkloric Poetry of Sterling A. Brown. Before there was a Black Power Movement, there was the race conscious and empowering “Strong Men.” Before Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Sterling A. Brown’s blues poem had already captured the singer’s musical genius and popularity.
Poet. Critic. Howard University Professor for 40 years. DC’s First Poet Laureate. Sterling A. Brown’s preeminence is unchallenged. He remains a major influence in American Literature.
Young poets are invited to join Kenneth Carroll, III (KC3) on an inspiring journey through the poetry & folklore of literary legend Sterling A. Brown. Explore the roots of a tradition that paved the way for rap while crafting your own folkloric poetry. DON'T MISS THIS!
Carroll is The Sterling A. Brown Teaching Artist…