Sunday, August 11, 2024
3:00pm-5:00pm CST

In “Poetry in Work,” participants will focus on the role of poetry in worker movements, thinking together about the connections between labor and language, as well as how poetry can refuse the apolitical in the expression of ideas.

They will discuss poems by Zaina Alsous. Otto Rene Castillo, and Nanni Balestrini, then write a few poems of their own.

Monica Teresa Ortiz is a poet, critic, and memory worker born, raised, and based in Texas. Their work appears in Scalawag, Annulet, and Mizna, and they are the author of Book of Provocations (Host Publications, 2024).

To register for “Poetry in Work,” donate to Nevin’s family (suggested donation $60 USD / 83 CAD, please donate more if you can!) then fill out the registration form.