Busboys and Poets Getting Some Love

What does it mean to say that Busboys and Poets has been getting a lot of love from a lot of corners lately? It means that the great events that take place here are receiving favorable mentions from various writers and press outlets.

St. Patrick's Day has already come and gone-- or one could say that we're now approximately 354 days away from the next one-- but that's no reason not to note that the Progressive Democrats of America gave us a shout-out in conjunction with the holiday's happenings:

National radio commentator, author, and speaker Jim Hightower will bring his unique combination of political insight and down-home humor to Busboys and Poets Restaurant on March 17 to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Capital Area members of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and help kick off PDA's "Healthcare NOT Warfare" national campaign.

Another thing that's recently taken place is, of course, Split This Rock: the four-day festival wherein poets and activists from all over the nation converged on the Capital City to collectively protest the Iraq War on the fifth anniversary of its inception. David Montgomery at The Washington Post wrote about it, and he didn't forget to mention us:

In long, disheveled columns, they are prowling Langston Hughes's old neighborhood around U Street NW. They are eating catfish at Busboys and Poets (where else?) and quoting Hughes, Shelley and Whitman back and forth -- "Through me many long dumb voices" -- over the hummus and merlot.

Catherine Andrews at the Washingtonian wrote about Split This Rock, and Busboys, too:

Timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, the Split This Rock Poetry Festival brings in writers from all over the world. They’ll be reading in a variety of locations along the U Street corridor. (Definitely check out Busboys & Poets, where several readings will take place.)

That's a lot of love. Thanks, everyone-- right back at you!