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Word Power: U Street All-Star Reunion

  • Busboys and Poets 2021 14th Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20009 United States (map)

What better place to celebrate the amazing creative history of Black Broadway? WBL & The American Poetry Museum present some of the most powerful, exhilarating voices to come out of U Street. Hosted by Twain Dooley

Get your tickets at https://wblinc.org/wblfest

$ 5.00 + Tax and fees online. $8.00 (tax and fees included) at the door !

HOSTED BY: Twain Dooley

MUSIC BY: DJ Shablast

Twain Dooley is a first-generation American. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he learned to use language to talk himself into and out of inner-city challenges. He joined the Army Reserves and served on active duty during Desert Storm. After a two-year stay in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (as a civilian), he returned to his hometown and began to perform his poetry for a variety of audiences. Twain wrote several books and toured as a founding member of The Modern Urban Griots. He has opened for Amiri Baraka and Jimmy “JJ” Walker. He has earned a spot on the DC/Baltimore slam team eight times, winning the top honors three. Twain has been called, “funny,”“clever,”“insightful,” and some other things that you probably wouldn’t print in a bio. He currently shares his love of words with students and is working on the story of his life, “None Of This Makes Sense.