Split This Rock
split rock national nonprofit organization poet artist activist based washington dc organization stated goal celebrate poetry provocation witness written published performed united state today call poet greater role public life equip tool need effective advocate community nation pursuit goal organization held first poetry festival march washington dc featured four day poetry reading workshop walking tour march white house people participated full festival people visiting one festival reading event featured poet included chris august jimmy santiago baca coleman bark dennis brutus kenneth carroll grace cavalieri mark doty martín espada brian gilmore carolyn forché galway kinnell stephen kuusisto semezdin mehmedinović e ethelbert miller naomi shihab nye alix olson alicia ostriker ishle yi park joel dia porter patricia smith susan tichy pamela uschuk belle waring lucille clifton sharon old original list featured poet could attend split rock second poetry festival march – washington dc u street neighborhood featured poet festival chris abani lillian allen sinan antoon francisco aragón jan beatty martha collins cornelius eady martín espada andrea gibson allison hedge coke natalie illum fady joudah toni asante lightfoot richard mccann jeffrey mcdaniel lenelle moïse nancy morejón mark nowak wang ping patricia smith arthur sze quincy troupe bruce weigl list featured poet unable attend third festival held march chapbook split rock chapbook beloit poetry journal volume number spring beltway poetry quarterly volume number split rock poem provocation witness winter montgomery david averse war washington post march tuckey melissa interview naomi shihab nye fiesta foreign policy focus september wolfe kathi provocative festival come town washington blade march split rock dc poet war institute policy study busboy poet sol soul