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Poet Kim Robert’s Upcoming Readings, Book Signings, Panels, and Tours
Kim Roberts is the editor of Beltway Poetry Quarterly and the anthology Full Moon On K. Street: Poems About Washington DC (Plan B Press, 2010). She is the author of three books of poems, Animal Magnetism (Pearl Editions, 2011), The Kimnama (Vrzhu Press, 2007), and The Wishbone Galaxy (Washington Writers Publishing House, 1994), and the nonfiction chapbook Lip Smack: A History of Spoken Word in DC (Beltway Editions, 2010). Roberts has been featured in numerous anthologies, including Letters to the World (Red Hen Press), American Poetry: The Next Generation (Carnegie Mellon University Press), The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel (No Tell Books), and The First Yes: Poems About Communicating (Dryad Press). She has published widely in literary journals throughout the US, as well as in Canada, Ireland, France, Brazil, and New Zealand. Her poems have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Mandarin.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Kim reads at the opening reception for “Poetic Art,” a group exhibition of collaborations between poets and visual artists. Kim served as one of three judges for the poems.
Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Way, Lorton, VA. (703) 584-2946
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Book Release Party for Kim’s newest book, Lip Smack: A History of Spoken Word Poetry in DC (Beltway Editions). Part of The Humanities Council of Washington, DC 30th Anniversary Celebration and Grantee Showcase. Exhibits, readings, performances, and film, with an awards ceremony, and a champagne and cake reception.
Historical Society of Washington, Old Carnegie Library, Mount Vernon Square, DC. (202) 387-8391. Free, but reservations required.
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Book Release Reading for Lip Smack: A History of Spoken Word Poetry in DC (Beltway Editions) featuring Kim Roberts, with performances by Chris August, Twain Dooley, Gowri K, and Patrick Washington
15th Annual Baltimore Book Festival, Festival Stage, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. Free.
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 6:30 pm
“Baltimore Celebrates Beltway Poetry”: a Beltway Poetry Quarterly Tenth Anniversary Reading . Featured readers TBA.
15th Annual Baltimore Book Festival, Festival Stage, Mount Vernon Place, 600 block of North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD. Free.
Monday, September 27, 2010, time TBD
Kim presents a talk on e-publishing, sponsored by the Gunpowder Branch of the National League of American Pen Women.
Location in Harford County, MD to be announced.
Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Capital BookFest
Beltway Poetry Quarterly hosts the panel, “Portraits of a City: Writing About the Urban Experience,” moderated by Kim Roberts, and featuring Kenneth Carroll, Fred Joiner, and stevenallenmay.
Borders Bookstore, The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, Arena Drive, Largo, MD. Free.
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Kim participates in the panel “Washington: A Literary, Not Just a Political Capital,” with Gary Krist, Evan Thomas, and Mary Kay Zuravleff. Moderator: Marie Arana. Followed by book signing.
15th Annual F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference, Montgomery College, Theater Arts Building, Rockville, MD. Fees charged for day-long conference, which includes readings, panels, and workshops.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Sunday Kind of Love Series
Kim hosts a Beltway Poetry Tenth Anniversary reading featuring authors included in the anthology Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington DC. Featured authors: Abdul Ali, Paulette Beete, Natalie E. Illum, Alan King, and Maureen Thorson.
Busboys & Poets, 14th & V Streets NW, Historic U Street neighborhood, DC. (202) 387-POET. Free, but donations accepted.
Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 pm
Kim hosts a Beltway Poetry Tenth Anniversary reading featuring authors included in the anthology Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington DC. Featured authors: Barbara Goldberg, Brandon D. Johnson, E. Ethelbert Miller, and Myra Sklarew.
DC Public Libraries, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Branch Library, 1630 7th St. NW, at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, T Street, and 7th Street NW, DC. (202) 727-1288. (202) 727-1288. Free.
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 2:00 pm
World AIDS Day reading from the anthology Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS. Kim reads along with editor Philip Clark, Dan Vera and Charles Jensen.
The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda, MD (301) 654-8664. (301) 654-8664. Free.
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Iota Poetry Series, hosted by Miles David Moore
Kim hosts a Beltway Poetry Tenth Anniversary reading featuring authors included in the anthology Full Moon on K Street: Poems About Washington DC. Featured authors: Kwame Alexander, Francisco Aragón, Robert L. Giron, Kathi Morrison-Taylor, Jose Padua, and Richard Peabody.
Iota Restaurant and Bar, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Clarendon neighborhood, Arlington, VA. (703) 522-8340. (703) 522-8340. Free.
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Sunday Kind of Love Series: Kim’s book release reading and party for Animal Magnetism, winner of the Pearl Poetry Prize.
Busboys & Poets, 14th & V Streets NW, Historic U Street neighborhood, DC. (202) 387-POET. Free, but donations accepted.
Also upcoming:
Participation in a panel, “Four by Four: Beltway Poetry Quarterly Celebrates the Poetic Lineage of the Capitol City,” at the 2011 AWP Conference, February 2011, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. Kim will present on Georgia Douglas Johnson. Other presenters: Dan Vera on Sterling A. Brown, Brian Gilmore on May Miller, and Regie Cabico on Essex Hemphill. Moderated by Holly Bass. Fees charged for conference, which includes readings, panels, book fair.
For more information, visit Kim Robert’s web site, http://www.kimroberts.org/
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