Esther Productions Inc., the Institute for African American Writing, and the Black Student Fund present a reading by Alexa Patrick and Karl W. Carter, Jr. MidnightRose is a showcase of the multigenerational, multicultural writers in the Washington Metropolitan Region and beyond. Experience the richness of the community through the presentations of award-winning poets and authors. The theme for February is IT’S A LOVE THING: BLACK HISTORY. POETRY. LOVE!