Fall before last, MGMC (Muslim Girls Making Change) were slated to present in Calais at the Old West Church for Words Out Loud. At the last minute, they had to cancel. Few were more disappointed than me, but many in Calais were. If you were sorry to miss them then, you'll be interested to know that:
This Tuesday, November 14, at 7 pm, Bear Pond Books is hosting POETS RESIST: Voices of Dissent at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, and it includes MGMC and other voices speaking out in poetic ways and touching on themes arising out of the current political climate, racism, and injustice. The lineup, and details, from Bear Pond's website:
"The poetry reading will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Unitarian Church in Montpelier, with:
Reuben Jackson, VPR Jazz host and Vermont poet;
Tina Escaja, Professor of Spanish and director, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, UVM, and destructivist/a cyber-poet [along with her translator Kristin Dykstra];
Sarah Browning, Co-founder and executive director of Split This Rock in Washington, D.C., and co-editor of D.C. Poets Against the War: An Anthology;
Simone John, Boston poet and author of Testify, a book about the trial of Trayvon Martin’s murder;
Muslim Girls Making Change, four youth from Burlington who perform politically minded spoken word and poetry slams;
Chard DeNiord, Vermont Poet Laureate, who will make an introduction.
It is our hope that a collection of diverse and underrepresented voices will inspire hope, change, and action in this current political climate, as well as remind us of the importance of free speech and voices of dissent in a truly free democracy.
Sponsored by and a benefit for the ACLU Foundation of Vermont. Co-sponsored by Goddard College. A Vermont Arts 2017 event, a program of the Vermont Arts Council."
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