What Is Political Poetry? Reading & Discussion Saturday, August 18

 Press release:

You are invited to a poetry event on Saturday, August 18th entitled “What is Political Poetry?"

This reading and discussion will be led by Richmond Poet Laureate Rob Lipton and a stellar panel of Bay Area poets including Rene Vaz, Rafael Jesús González, Amos White, Alison Luterman and Fred Dodsworth.

Rob will moderate with these distinguished poets on the nature of poetry as a creative act that can or cannot be separated from the world we live in.

Questions may arise on whether there is a genre of poetry that is political and how this might differ from poetry that is ostensibly not considered political. Indeed, is the very act of creation a political act in its own right?

Each poet on the panel will read poetry of their own as well as of others that they consider illustrative of their approach to this question.

Following this we will have a round table discussion which will include audience participation.

DATE: Saturday, August 18th
TIME: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
AT: Bridge Storage and ArtSpace,
23 Maine Avenue, 
Richmond, CA

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