The award ultimately went to another nominee.

Artists referenced the river’s long history, not to mention its varied wildlife, in their works.

Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through virtual plays and performances, volunteer opportunities, and live-streamed conversations on civil rights.

The Planet Word museum will be housed in the historic Franklin School Building.

“For goodness, peace, and decency / Were never heaven-sent; / And each of us must now become / our own alt-President.”

The competition even moves us to rhyme.

D.C. Poet Laureate Dolores Kendrick and the D.C. Youth Slam Team are scheduled to perform.

On Friday, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities assembled at the Folger Shakespeare Library to recognize young and emerging talent in the field of literature. Presented in partnership with the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, the Larry Neal Writers’ Awards program is a competition open to writers of all ages in the District. “If you’re a writer who lives in Washington, you should throw your hat in the ring for the Larry Neal Writers’ Awards….

D.C. is more known for its politics than its poetry, but the city has made some significant contributions to America’s poetic history. Last month the Poetry Foundation launched maps and podcasts to assist people in doing a self-guided tour of some of the notable literary spots in the city. Don’t want to wait till it warms up? Take a virtual tour on their web site. Anne Halsey, the media director for the Poetry Foundation,…

Keep an eye out on your commute home tonight, as you may be surprised with some award-winning poetry. Each year a number of talented high school seniors from D.C. Public Schools are honored with Poet Laureate Poetry Awards, a program supported by the Office of the D.C. Poet Laureate, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Inter-American Development Bank and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. The winning poems from the last eight years…