Join in the lovefest! Collaboration between artists can produce interesting results & we could all use a new friend these days, so we invite everyone to pair up with another poet & interview each other - find out what makes them tick & then capture it on paper. Create an ode to their idiosyncrasies or embarrass them with praise!
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PATRICK WASHINGTON bhas spent almost three decades performing, conducting interactive workshops & spreading love for the spoken, the written & the rhythmic word across this country. His engaging styles have taken him across the country and back, from Washington's storied U Street circuit, to television & off-broadway theater performances. Patrick was commissioned to create a poem dedicating the monument to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King which he performed at the unveiling on the national mall on October 16th 2011.  A teaching artist at heart, he has launched his own arts education company, Dialect of Prince George's and with it, created the Youth Poet Laureate program, giving young people the opportunity to collaborate with city officials & serve as poetic ambassadors for their community.