Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Can poetics engage politics? Join three poet-activists in discussing electoral politics, civil unrest, and the intersection of poetry and politics. Patricia Spears Jones, founder of the American Poets Congress, Joey De Jesus, candidate for NY Assembly District 38, and Bryan Thao Worra, the Lao Minnesotan Poet Laureate, will discuss issues that matter to them in the upcoming election and question the role of the poet and poetry in civic duty.
Can poetics engage politics? Join three poet-activists in discussing electoral politics, civil unrest, and the intersection of poetry and politics. Patricia Spears Jones, founder of the American Poets Congress, Joey De Jesus, candidate for NY Assembly District 38, and Bryan Thao Worra, the Lao Minnesotan Poet Laureate, will discuss issues that matter to them in the upcoming election and question the role of the poet and poetry in civic duty.
