Poems of Provocation and Witness
March 10-13, 2010
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Registration is Open for Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2010 - Early Bird Deadline is February 10!
Split This Rock Poetry Festival invites poets, writers, artists, activists, dreamers, and all concerned world citizens to Washington, DC, for poetry, community building, and creative transformation as our country continues to grapple with two wars, a crippling economic crisis, and other social and environmental ills.
From March 10 through March 13, 2010, the festival will feature readings, workshops, panel discussions, youth programming, film, activism –- opportunities to speak out for social justice, imagine a way forward, and celebrate the many ways that poetry can act as an agent for social change.
- Space is limited and registration fees increase after February 10, 2010. Please register early to reserve your spot! If you can't make it to the entire festival, one-day registrations are available.
- We offer a limited number of scholarships. Please read the Scholarship Guidelines and send us your application before February 20 (postmark deadline).
- Please contact us if you need help with registration -- click here for a form you can fill out and mail to us.
- You can also reserve a table for the first Split This Rock Book Fair, to be held on the last day of the festival. Open to the public. Reserve a table by February 15, 2010! Details on the book fair registration form.
Featured poets are Chris Abani, Lillian Allen, Sinan Antoon, Francisco Aragón, Jan Beatty, Martha Collins, Cornelius Eady, Martín Espada, Andrea Gibson, Allison Hedge Coke, Natalie Illum, Fady Joudah, Toni Asante Lightfoot, Richard McCann, Jeffrey McDaniel, Lenelle Moïse, Nancy Morejón, Mark Nowak, Wang Ping, Patricia Smith, Arthur Sze, Quincy Troupe, and Bruce Weigl. Read their bios here. You can buy books by our featured poets from Split This Rock's official bookseller, Teaching for Change.
We can't wait to see you in March!
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Check out the blog of Split This Rock for regular information about national and local (Washington, DC) events and action, reviews of books by our featured poets, Poem of the Week and Photo of the Week, and more.
Support Split This Rock
Split This Rock depends on a strong financial foundation. Your funds will help support grassroots outreach, communications, and planning for the 2010 festival and other programs. They will help us create a stable organization you can count on to serve your interests as a socially engaged poet. Gifts of any size will be deeply appreciated. We hope you'll consider giving $50, $100, or more. The Institute for Policy Studies is still accepting donations on our behalf.
Donate online or mail contributions to: Split This Rock, 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. We thank you.
