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david alberto fernández
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Excited by the invitation to read at Montgomery College’s 13th Annual Humanities Days on October 28th. www.montgomerycollege.edu/events/human...
Humanities Days at MC | Montgomery College, Maryland
www.montgomerycollege.edu
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I am very excited and deeply honored by the invitation to read at Teatro de la Luna's XXXII Maratón de la Poesía. It is a great privilege to be among other great international voices…Me siento muy emocionado y profundamente honrado por la invitación a leer en el XXXII Maratón de la Poesía…
October 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In DC, politicians shut things down. Poets open things up. Join us tonight at 6 PM at MLK Library…
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tonight…
Come over to People’s Book in Takoma Park on Tuesday, September 30th at 7 PM to help me launch “Mundo se consume / World consumes itself”…
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A heartfelt “muchísimas gracias” to Seth Tobocman…
Appreciating the Art of Seth Tobocman
As we approach the October 1st release of the poetry collection Mundo se consume /World consumes itself from Beltway Editions, I must thank artist, author, and activist Seth Tobocman for the gracious ...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Come over to People’s Book in Takoma Park on Tuesday, September 30th at 7 PM to help me launch “Mundo se consume / World consumes itself”…
August 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Wake up…
August 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
June 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
June 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by david alberto fernández
In an interview with Robert Costa, former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out for the first time since being fired by President Trump last month.

Hayden says she received no explanation beyond a termination email and discusses the challenges facing libraries nationwide.
June 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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📚 On May 31, educators, authors, and advocates—including Kwame Alexander, Meg Medina, and Amanda Jones—are uniting at the FREADOM Town Hall Rally to stand up for the freedom to read, write, and learn.

Join us at DC’s MLK Library at 5 p.m. or watch online: buff.ly/uRcCFFJ
#FreedomToRead #TeachTruth
May 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Join us for a special Beltway Café @ MLK on Wednesday 6/4 celebrating the MATWAALA South Asian Diaspora Poets’ Collective. With Anita Nahal, Dawad Philip, Pramila, Shweta Garg, Sunayna Pal, Susana H. Case. Wednesday, June 4th, at 6:15. MLK Library, Conference Room 401-G. Bring a poem…#beltwaycafe
May 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just open a book, go four pages in, and you can read all about truth and its ministry. Prescient ain’t the word; true in 1948, in 1984, and today. Welcome to 2025… #truthsocial #ministryoftruth #minitrue #georgeorwell1984
May 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump fires top US copyright official
Democrats are alleging foul play.
www.politico.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New Yorker, Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 8th by Jon Adams…
May 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Poets and poetry lovers in DC, join the Beltway Café @ MLK with Gary Whited and Jiwon Choi, tonight, Wednesday at 6:15 PM in Room 401-G of the MLK Library at 901 G Street, NW. Another great night of poetry in the heart of DC. Free and open to all.
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Join us next Wednesday (5/7) at 6:15 PM for the next Beltway Café @ MLK featuring Gary Whited and Jiwon Choi. Another great night of poetry in the heart of Washington DC. Conference Room 401-G of the MLK Library at 901 G Street, NW. #beltwaycafe
May 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Be sure to join the Beltway Café @ MLK for the our next reading this coming Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in the hear of DC. Featuring Gary Whited and Jiwon Choi. #beltwaycafe
April 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wisdom of the street, Union Station, Washington DC.
April 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Poets and lovers of poetry, pure expression, and art, please join the Beltway Café at MLK for its Spring 2025 Season featuring Pablo Medina and Joseph Ross this Wednesday March 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM at MLK Library in the TRUE heart of Washington DC. Free and open to all; bring a poem to share.
March 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
There are things that remain islands of hope, joy, and light even in the darkest times. Join the Beltway Café at MLK for our Spring 2025 Season featuring Pablo Medina and Joseph Ross on March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM at MLK Library, Room 401-G, in the TRUE heart of Washington DC. Free and open to all.
February 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Does this look like America to you? Is terrorizing immigrants, threatening civil servants, dismantling federal agencies that serve our communities what we are about? The sign in Spanish says “Know your Rights. Don’t Open the Door. Don’t Answer Any Questions and Don’t Sign Anything…” Good advice.
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM