June 20, 2008

6:00 pm

Hillyer Open Mic Event
H.O.M.E.
June 20th, 6pm-9pm
Hosted by Simone Jacobson
Featuring Derrick Weston Brown

This Friday, June 20th, International Arts & Artists hosts the second in its “Hillyer Open Mic Events” (HOME) spoken word poetry series. In keeping with IA&A’s mission of promoting cross cultural understanding through the arts, the HOME series provides a forum for expression, exchange of ideas and artistic collaborations. This month’s featured HOME poet is Derrick Weston Brown. Brown holds an MFA in creative writing from American University where he studied poetry under Cornelius Eady and Henry Taylor. He also studied under Dr. Tony Medina at Howard University and with Sharon Olds at The Squaw Valley Summer Writers Retreat. In 2006, Brown’s first chapbook, The Unscene, was published and he has recently completed a full-length manuscript entitled Hourglass Flow. He teaches two poetry classes at The Duke Ellington School of The Arts and is the Poet-In-Residence at Busboys and Poets bookstore and restaurant, operated by the non-profit Teaching for Change.

This event is free for IA&A members and $5 for non-members. All proceeds go towards supporting Hillyer’s local artist series and public programs in the gallery.

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