Join Busboys and Poets Anacostia for this specialty event, where we celebrate the coming of 2020 with a night of KARAOKE your best vocal renditions of hit songs new and old. Share a poem or share a song with us! Join us for this Specialty Slam, featuring an incredible battle of words & melodies with a splash of fun with the Beltway Poetry Slam and the Crochet Kingpin

$100 PRIZE MONEY WILL BE GIVEN FOR BEST KARAOKE!

A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. For this karaoke slam, it will be a head to head bracket style decided by the audience.

FREE CHAMPAGNE TOAST AT MIDNIGHT!!

Hosted by Dwayne B. & The Beltway Poetry Slam with DJ Double A1K

Dwayne B aka the “Crochet Kingpin” is a homegrown DC native poet, activist, break-dancer, and fashion designer. Dwayne has been known to write a pretty good haiku in his day which has lead to him win the Best Haiku Award at the 2011 National Underground Spoken-Word Poetry Awards (NUSPA), and his work to increase HIV awareness through the spoken-word community garnered recognition from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, BBCAmerica, the Discovery Channel, and the Washington Post. Ultimately his goal is to make the audience feel something, and he’s always met his goal! When not documenting his life through poetic meter, he can be found on the metro making scarves and hats, or singing karaoke.

Beltway Poetry Slam is DC's Premier Poetry Slam Competitive Venue which sends representatives from the DC Metro Area to National and International Competition. Home of the 2012 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, the 2014 National Poetry Slam Champion, and 2019 IWPS Finalist

Ask about our SPECIAL SET MENU PACKAGE for NYE (Appetizer, Entree, Dessert, Champagne) $35