MidnightRose: A Reading Series of Poetry & Prose
Sat, Sep 14
|Tenley-Friendship Library
MidnightRose is a showcase of the multigenerational, multicultural writers in the Washington Metropolitan Region and beyond. Sept. 14 features award-winners E. Ethelbert Miller, Naomi Ayala & Brian Gilmore. Come allow their words to inspire and empower you.
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Guests
About the event
MidnightRose is a showcase of the multigenerational, multicultural writers in the Washington Metropolitan Region and beyond presented by Esther Productions Inc., The Institute for African American Writing & The Black Student Fund. Experience the richness of the community through the presentations of award-winning poets and authors. Come allow the words to inspire and empower you.
is a literary activist and author of two memoirs and several poetry collections including his baseball trilogy: andpublished by City Point Press. He hosts the WPFW morning radio show and hosts and produces on UDC-TV which received a 2020 Telly Award. He is Associate Editor and a columnist for . He was given a 2020 congressional award from Congressman Jamie Raskin in recognition of his literary activism, awarded the 2022 by the Peace and Justice Studies Association, and named a 2023 Grammy Nominee Finalist for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. On March 2, 2024, Mill…