At 6:30 enjoy audio/video clips of The Last Poets, followed by a dynamic evening with a founding member of the iconic Last Poets. Writer, activist and Emmy Award-winning journalist Felipe Luciano will speak on disparities in health in Black and Brown communities and Art as a healing practice. His presentation will include selected original poems, then be joined in conversation with David Shakes. Q & A follows.
Poetry Near You
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| Date | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Voices of Poetry: Tina Cane, Jennifer Franklin, Michael Klein, & Matthew Thorburn | New York, NY | |
| Poetry Reading: Nicholas Gulig, Cody-Rose Clevidence, & Roberto Harrison | Milwaukee, WI | |
| The Poetry Project's 51st Annual New Year's Day Marathon | New York, NY | |
| This is the Year: Book Launch with Gloria Muñoz | St. Petersburg, FL | |
| 29th Showcase Reading: J. Mae Barizo, Dorothea Lasky, Maggie Millner, & Estha Weiner | New York, NY | |
| 29th Showcase Reading: Rio Cortez, Marilyn Hacker, Robert Wood Lynn, and John Yau | New York, NY | |
| H. G. Dierdorff & Erika Howsare | Charlottesville, VA | |
| Woodland Pattern's 31st Annual Poetry Marathon | Milwaukee, WI | |
| 29th Showcase Reading: Carolina Ebeid, Sally Wen Mao, Shane McCrae, & Evie Shockley | New York, NY | |
| Tiana Clark: Scorched Earth w/ Terrance Hayes | Brooklyn, NY |