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One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives, feat. Jericho Brown, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Alberto Ríos, and Kwame Dawes
August 18, 2020 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
From the organizers:
On Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 5 p.m. PDT / 8 p.m. EDT, the founding members of the Poetry Coalition will present One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives.
The virtual reading will be broadcast live via Crowdcast and YouTube (closed captioning available).
Poets reading include: Prisca Afantchao, Sojourner Ahebee, Kazim Ali, Kimberly Blaeser, Jericho Brown, Meera Dasgupta, Kwame Dawes, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Safia Elhillo, Martín Espada, Sesshu Foster, Kimberly Jae, Raina J. León, Mwatabu Okantah, Alberto Ríos, Terisa Siagatonu, Matthew Thompson, Emma Trelles, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Monica Youn, and avery r. young.
Attendees of the Poetry Coalition’s One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives are encouraged to learn more about and to contribute funds to Black-led and Black-serving organizations working against injustice. Find out more: Where to Give & Other Resources.
Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/OnePoem/register