Busboys & Poets Award Presentation: Claudia Rankine

Harris Theater

Claudia Rankine, the author of four poetry collections, including Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric, is awarded the inaugural Busboys & Poets Award, to be given annual to a distinguished poet and serving as a tribute to Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy while developing his own poetry. A short reception precedes the presentation. The award is sponsored by Busboys & Poets, the Washington, DC area restaurants, bookstores, fair trade markets, and gathering places.