DC Poetry Scene

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Monday
Mic Check
Culture Coffee
709 Kennedy Street, N.W. Washington, DC
9:00-11:00pm

Busboys and Poets VA
4251 Campbell Ave.
Arlington, VA
8pm, $5

Tuesday
Spoken World Poetry
7303 Georgia Ave NW
Every 2 and 4 Tuesday

Spirits and Lyrics
9405 Main St
Manassas, Virginia 20110
8:30pm

Busboys and Poets
2021 14th St
Washington, DC
9pm, $5

Wednesday
Verses
11th & U Sts NW (Bohemian Caverns)
Washington, District of Columbia 20001
$7, 8pm

Free Flow Wednesdays
8801 Washington blvd.
Jessup, MD
Free before 8pm, $5 after, show at 7pm

Pure Poetry
Every 1st Weds of the month at 1326 U St NW Pure Lounge.
Starts at 8pm 21 & up to enter $5 cover before 9pm and $10 after

Busboys and Poets
1025 5th St
Washington, DC
9pm, $5

Thursday
Spit Dat
Every Thursday
8:30pm - 11:30pm
Emergence Community Arts Collective (ECAC)
733 Euclid Street NW
Washington, DC
$1.00 Admission

Busboys and Poets
5331 Baltimore Ave
Hyattesville, MD
9pm, Suggested Donation $5

Friday
Heard Through The Grapevine
Spoken Word and Wine Tasting
Culture Coffee
709 Kennedy Street, N.W. Washington, DC
$5, doors open at 7pm show at 8pm

Floetic Fridays at metro teen aids
651 Pennsylvania ave se
Last Friday of the month
6-8 pm FREE

Saturday
Every Third Saturday
Pens and Swords
BCafe 3740 12th. St., N.E. WDC.
Doors open at 8:30, open mic form 9-11

Evil Grin Poetry Series
Ahh, Coffee! Annapolis
Second Saturday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Poet Experience
Zu Coffee, Annapolis
Fourth Friday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sunday
Spirits & Lyrics Rockville. 12051 Nebel St. Huckleberry Fine Art Gallery (near White Flint Metro).
every 4th Sunday (except December 2014, it's the 21st).
$5, 7-10pm