Culture Series: Vital Signs – DC and the Poetry of AIDS
About The Event
On Thursday, June 26 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, join HumanitiesDC and guest curators Kim Roberts and Regie Cabico for Culture Series: Vital Signs – DC and the Poetry of AIDS, a powerful exploration of three groundbreaking poets: Essex Hemphill, Tim Dlugos, and Reinaldo Arenasâeach of whom shaped the city’s literary landscape before their lives were cut short by AIDS.
This evening of remembrance features a panel discussion with those who knew them best or were deeply influenced by their work. Interwoven throughout the program will be short readings of poems by other DC-based writers lost to AIDS. A handout of selected poems will be available to all attendees.
Details
- Cost: FREE.
- Location:Â Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.
- Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown Station (Red/Green/Yellow lines) via the 9th and G Street exit.
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