Foundation of a community
At last, with his remarkable book No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, D.C., Brian Gilmore brings this rich history to life. D.C. native, attorney, and, above all, poet, Brian Gilmore is one of the DMVs most important poets and literary activists.
Celebrating 50 years of works that feel urgent and necessary in this cultural moment
Did you know that the longest continually operating non-profit, cooperative literary organization exists right here in the DMV? Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH) has been publishing poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction by local authors for 50 years. To celebrate this anniversary, WWPH has launched a massive, comprehensive, and timely anthology entitled America’s Future