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Not Just Another Day Off

A Poetic Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Dates Sat, Jan 18 – Tue, Jan 21, 2025

Venue Virtual, on demand

Tickets Free; register for access

Each year, the Folger celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with poetry readings by contemporary poets and actors.

In the spirit of the Folger’s theme of Whose Democracy?, this year’s readings include “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith, the Gettysburg Address, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – the Black national anthem, and Dr. King’s August 1967 speech “Where Do We Go From Here?”.

This year’s virtual program will be available from Saturday, January 18 through Tuesday, January 21.

About Not Just Another Day Off

Not Just Another Day Off was created in 2008. Previous readers include Jericho Brown, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Camonghne Felix, Melanie Henderson, DeMaris Hill, Julian Randall, Joseph Ross, Truth Thomas, and more.

Artists

Edwin Brown III

Edwin Brown III

Jonathan Del Palmer

Jonathan Del Palmer

Tuyết Thị Phạm

Tuyết Thị Phạm

Renee Elizabeth Wilson

Renee Elizabeth Wilson

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