5th Anniversary Gala Brunch Featuring
Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco

Sunday, May 19, 2013, noon-2 pm
McLean Gardens Ballroom, Washington DC

Join Split This Rock as we celebrate our fifth anniversary with a Mimosa Brunch featuring 2013 Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco. The event, "Behind the Scenes at the Inauguration: A Public Conversation with Richard Blanco and Grace Cavalieri," will include readings by Blanco and performances by the DC Youth Slam Team.

$100 per person donation.
Buy tickets here! (link)

 

Call for Proposals for the 2014 Festival
Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness 2014

Split This Rock invites proposals for panel and roundtable discussions, workshops, and themed group readings for our fourth national poetry festival, scheduled for March 27-30, 2014, in Washington, DC.

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2013

Submit via the online form:
http://splitthisrock.submittable.com

 

Gratitude ... and Planning for 2014!

Immense gratitude to all who joined us for Split This Rock Poetry Festival 2012 ... poets, partners, activists, interns, volunteers, allies, board members, sponsors, supporters. All who came to bear witness, honor, give voice, listen, provoke, hope, respond, dance, dream, and speak your truths.

We invite you to read the Cento we created together on March 23 at the steps of the US Supreme Court, and to return to this site, to Blog This Rock, to Facebook and Twitter (@Tweet_This_Rock), and to all of the real places and connections you made or rekindled at the festival. Jill Brazel and Dan Vera and others are already posting photos on Split This Rock's page on Facebook.

We encourage you to send us your responses, thoughts, and hopes for future festivals. And please, save the date for our fourth Split This Rock Poetry Festival: March 27-30, 2014!

 

Please Support Split This Rock

Split This Rock depends on a strong financial foundation. Your tax-deductible contribution supports grassroots outreach, communications, and planning for the biennial festival and other programs — and helps us create a stable organization you can count on to serve your interests as a socially engaged poet. Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated. We hope you'll consider giving $50, $100, or more—or adding a recurring donation. Donate online or mail contributions to: Split This Rock, 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. We thank you.

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