Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Mar13: Poets Against War Reading & Open Mic


Albuquerque Poets Against War Presents An Open Mic with Featured Reader Margaret Randall reading from her new book, Something's Wrong with the Cornfields.

 


'Better than a memoir, Margaret Randall's collection of unpublished poems celebrates the

lives she has  observed, of workers and oppressed  peoples, as well as poets and intellectuals. The passion expressed in Meg Randall's long  career as a poet, editor, and activist comes tumbling out of this huge collection, brimming over the edges of every poem.'

– Diane Wakoski

 

This fundraiser for the Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice will take place on Sunday, March 13, 2011.

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When:: 3:00 to 5:00 PM.  Sign-up for Open Mic begins at 2:45 PM .

Where: Albuquerque Center for Peace & Justice, 202 Harvard, SE. 

How much: $5.00 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Who to contact: Demetria Martinez, demetriajuly@aol.com or Elaine Schwartz, delschwartz@juno.com


More Poets Against War links

  • Previous readings: Mary Oishi, December 2010; Richard Vargas February 2011 (videos)
  • PAW (Poets Against War) mission statement: to continues tradition of socially engaged poetry by creating venues for poetry as a voice against war, tyranny and oppression.
  • Poetry Matters,  a new feature of Poets Against War, information about community and literary events centered around socially-engaged poetry, organizations whose mission is aligned with PAW's mission, and essays about the role and purpose of socially engaged/political poetry. Poetry readings connected with PAW can be posted and found bv using the links to the right.
  • Canada ~ Poets Against WarVERSeFest in Ottawa March 8-13, 2011


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