Who: Prisca Afantchao, Sojourner Ahebee, Kazim Ali, Kimberly Blaeser, Jericho Brown, Meera Dasgupta, Kwame Dawes, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Safia Elhillo, Martín Espada, Sesshu Foster, Kimberly Jae, Raina J. León, Mwatabu Okantah, Alberto Ríos, Terisa Siagatonu, Matthew Thompson, Emma Trelles, Nikki Wallschlaeger, Monica Youn, avery r. Young
What: Live poetry reading in support of Black lives
Where: CrowdCast, YouTube
When: Tuesday, August 18, free with RSVP, 8:00
Why: On Tuesday, August 18, at 8:00, more than two dozen poets will gather online for “One Poem: A Protest Reading in Support of Black Lives.” The event is hosted by the Poetry Coalition, which consists of poetry organizations across the country; each founding member organization selected one poet and poem. Part of the Academy of American Poets, the Poetry Coalition is “dedicated to working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds.” To find out more about Black-led and Black-serving organizations fighting injustice, the coalition has further information here.