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Challenge Accepted: Read Harder 2017
Challenge Accepted: Read Harder 2017Challenge #23: Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than loveA new year means new year resolutions and challenges. One reading challenge that...
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Poetry Presentation with Regie Cabico
Poetry Presentation with Regie CabicoPoetry through the power of autobiography In her poem, “Power,” Audre Lorde wrote, "I am lost without imagery or magic trying to make power out of hatred and...
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Poetry Reading and Open Mic Competition
Poetry Reading and Open Mic CompetitionOpen Mic Competition with E. Ethelbert Miller and Alan Are you a poet? Come read at the open mic Saturday, April 14, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a chance to be...
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DC's Wild, Wondrous Heart
DC's Wild, Wondrous HeartEcological, Historical & Poetic Explorations of Rock Creek ParkWhen many people think of our nation's capital, they focus on its political life. Yet residents here know our...
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Year End Reads
Year End ReadsAs the official winter season gets closer, the weather slows things down and instills a heaviness that really makes us feel ourselves in our bodies. When we are not as frenetic, books are...
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Book-length Poems for the Poetically Skeptic
Book-length Poems for the Poetically SkepticRecommendations for Readers Who Crave a StoryFor those who don’t read poetry, a major hang-up can be the fact that many collections lack a plot. Readers who...
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Washington's Got Talent
Washington's Got TalentBooks of Poetry by Local WritersThere is no question that Washington, D.C. is a political and cultural capital. The city also happens to be a hub for the written word, being the...
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Poetic Perspectives on Prison
Poetic Perspectives on PrisonLives and Literature Behind BarsThe United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, making prison culture a topic of constant political and social...
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Indigenous Voices in Verse
Indigenous Voices in VerseContemplating the Native American experience through poetryNothing quite compares to the poetic rendering of the experience of indigenous people. Tribal history, spirituality,...
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The Pandemic on Paper
The Pandemic on PaperWritings about the COVID-19 pandemic and how we live nowMany of us have turned to artistic endeavors throughout the pandemic to fill some free time, writers included.Abby...
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My Reentry to Poetry
My Reentry to PoetryThis year I set out to read genres that I’m not drawn to. The list includes mysteries, horror, and poetry. My introduction to poetry was in grade school, and I was not impressed; I...
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Genre-Bending!
Genre-Bending!Books that defy labelsWhat makes a novel? A poetry collection? A memoir? The following books defy classification. They dare librarians to place them in fiction rather than poetry, or...
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Haiku Contest Winners!
Haiku Contest Winners!Thank you to all who participated To celebrate National Poetry Month here at the Chevy Chase library, we held a Haiku contest for poets of all ages! PoetryPoetry -...
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December Staff Pick: Twas the Night by Pamela McColl
December Staff Pick: Twas the Night by Pamela McCollIn 1822, Clement Clarke Moore recited his new poem "The Night Before Christmas" to his family. The following year, a major New York state newspaper...
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Do you HAIKU?
Do you HAIKU?Compete in our Haiku Contest!Compete in our Haiku Contest! Participe en nuestro Concurso de Haiku! Celebrate National Poetry Month this April 2023 by participating in our Haiku Contest!...
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