Poets and Poetry Lovers: Please join us Friday, June 6 (7-9 pm) for the Del Ray Poetry Reading at St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub (2300 Mt. Vernon Ave). Our featured guest will be poet and songwriter Neal Learner, who will read his poems and sing a few songs. Our theme for this event is ADVENTURE! After Neal’s performance, all poets are welcome to read their works during the open mic portion. The event is free and open to the public.
About Neal
Neal Learner writes poems, songs, and musical theater pieces. Since 2017, he has co-hosted the monthly Del Ray Poetry Reading series with former Alexandria Poet Laureate Wendi Kaplan. His upcoming musical, French Cupcakes, will premiere in October at the Bethesda Little Theatre. His last work, TREES: A New Musical, premiered in October 2023 by the same company. In November 2022, he debuted a staged singing of his operetta, Get Me Home, at the Athenaeum in Old Town. His other musical theater works include the sung-through musical “LIFE: A Comic Opera in Three Short Acts,” which premiered at the 2017 Capital Fringe Festival. Neal performs music and poetry throughout the Washington, DC, area. More info: www.learnermusic.com.