Special Events

Social Justice, In Poetry and Prose

Sat, 3 Mar, 2012 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Join poet Truth Thomas, guest editor for the Winter 2012 Social Justice issue of Little Patuxent Review, at The Writer’s Center as he brings the power of poetry and prose to bear on the movement toward a more equitable world. LPR contributors will read poems and participate, along with audience members, in a panel discussion led by Thomas on the various ways literature can facilitate understanding and change. Light refreshments will follow, providing opportunity for additional interaction.

Participants include: Truth Thomas (Presenter) and Poetry Readers/Panelists: Deb Kaufman, Patricia VanAmburg, Stephanie Levin, Richard Krawiec, James Toupin, Dylan Bargteil, Kathleen Hellen and JoAnn Balingit.

Baltimore Book Festival

LPR Editor Laura Shovan; Truth Thomas, the guest editor for the Winter 2012 Social Justice issue; Linda Joy Burke, a Contributing Editor; and Review Committee member Danuta Hinc all participated in the 2011 Baltimore Book Festival.

Thomas moderated an LPR-sponsored panel, “Poets for Social Change.” Panelists included Derrick Weston Brown, Linda Joy Burke, Kathleen Hellen, Melanie Henderson, Tony Medina and Fernando Quijano III.

Here are four videos of the highlights:

The most pressing issues: Troy Davis execution (3:43)

Poetry & Politics (3:29)

The [rest of the] most pressing issues (12:16)

Panelists read their work (15:24)