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The first Busboys and Poets lies two blocks from U Street, a commercial corridor in Northwest Washington, known as "Black Broadway" in its heyday. [3] Concerned that his creation of a trendy artistic space would clash with U Street's traditional identity, Shallal reached out for support from community leaders, neighborhood groups, church organizations, schools and radio stations prior to ...
There are seven locations in the Washington, D.C., area. Shallal opened a second Busboys location in Arlington in July 2007, and a third location in D.C. at 5th & K NW in 2008. A fourth location opened in Hyattsville, Maryland, in summer 2011. [2] In 2014 Busboys and Poets opened in Brookland. In 2015 Busboys and Poets opened in Takoma. [3]
Lift Off is a yellow, canopy like, abstract sculpture that sits on the corner of the CityVista building in front of Busboys and Poets. A welded (3/8-inch x 1/2-inch) aluminum plate with four crossbeams form the main skeleton of the work. Each crossbeam features a small floodlight on the end which illuminates the scallop like, origami inspired ...
In 2010, he co-founded the Washington, D.C. based literary journal, the Tidal Basin Review, along with poets Melanie Henderson, Dr. Randall Horton and Fred Joiner. [15] He formerly served on the editorial board of the Little Patuxent Review [16] and was a member at-large on the board of the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society ...
This metal sculpture is placed on an air intake vent on the facade of the CityVista building just north of Busboys and Poets. At 25 feet by 25 feet; it consists of five panels which are made up of 80 custom CNC plasma cut metal sheets. [2] It weighs about 3,500 pounds. Painted in shades of blue, the design represents exhaled breath on a cold ...
Teaching for Change founded and operated an independent, non-profit bookstore [18] located inside Busboys and Poets 14th and V Streets location for ten years. [19] The bookstore hosted author events and provided selections of books focusing on progressive politics, multicultural lessons for pre K-12, and people's history .
Pages in category "Poets from Washington, D.C." The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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