In the Company of Laureates 2015

The Circle first sponsored “In the Company of Laureates” in 2015 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center with readings, speakers and workshops. That same year, Prince William’s County Board of Supervisors proclaimed that day—the Sunday before Columbus Day every year—as “Poet Laureate Day.” As part of the program, 19 poets laureate from as far afield as Delaware, North Carolina and Maryland read from their poems and conducted workshops for about 80 people. Local poets read at an open mic in Merchant Hall, while writers signed copies of their books in the lobby as participants looked at literary journals on display.

Alexandra Hailey, poet laureate 2014, reading at “In the Company of Laureates” in 2015