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Tomorrow’s Verses: The O.B. Hardison Reading

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Dates Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 7:30pm

Tickets $20

Duration 60 minutes

Please note: Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.

Join Folger Poetry in honoring the legacy of former Folger Shakespeare Library Director O.B. Hardison, Jr. in an evening of dynamic readings by the next generation of local poets.

DC-based singer, author, educator, and youth worker Alexa Patrick (Remedies for Disappearing) will be joined by Tatiana Figuroa Ramirez, Kenny Caroll Jr, and Sasa Aakil to read works that honor the past, energize the present, and envision the future.

The reading will be followed by a book signing in the Great Hall.

Can’t join us in person? Purchase virtual access to a live streaming of the reading.

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Featured in Washington City Paper‘s 2025 Fall Arts Guide.

Ticket offer for current and recent past Federal Employees affected by the government shutdown

In light of the ongoing government shutdown, Folger Poetry is extending an invitation for all current and recent past Federal Employees to join us for the reading for only $10, or to reserve complimentary virtual access to a livestreaming of the reading.

Federal workers may reserve up to two (2) tickets* online using the code FEDERAL. Please bring proof of current or recent employment when picking up tickets at will call.

*Subject to availability.

Meet the poet

Alexa Patrick

Alexa Patrick