Poets in defense of free speech
Wednesday October 6, 2004
from Michael Rothenberg of Big Bridge:
Engaged: Poets for Democracy & Core Freedoms
Please join us: A community of poets, friends of poetry, and artists committed to raising consciousness, participating in the political process, and affirming freedom of expression.
WHERE: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (across from City Hall), San Francisco
WHEN: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 5:30 pm
WHO: Diane di Prima, David Meltzer, devorah major, Michael Rothenberg, Jack and Adelle Foley, Michael C. Ford with Larry Thrasher on percussion, Gerald Nicosia, A.D. Winans, Jayne Lyn Stahl, Neeli Cherkovski, Philomene Long, RD Armstrong, and surprise guests
HOSTED BY: Jayne Lyn Stahl
ADMISSION: Free
SPONSORS: Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, PEN American Center Freedom to Write and International Programs, San Francisco Public Library, and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, PEN Oakland, PEN West, The First Amendment Project, New College of California, and Literature Without Borders.
Related resources:
“Issue Zero: The Lady in Stripes,” Michael Rothenberg’s letter from the Literary Magazine Conference in New York, 2000
“State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings,” our notice of PEN American Center’s July 2004 reading in support of free expression
Engaged: Poets for Democracy & Core Freedoms
Please join us: A community of poets, friends of poetry, and artists committed to raising consciousness, participating in the political process, and affirming freedom of expression.
WHERE: Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (across from City Hall), San Francisco
WHEN: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 5:30 pm
WHO: Diane di Prima, David Meltzer, devorah major, Michael Rothenberg, Jack and Adelle Foley, Michael C. Ford with Larry Thrasher on percussion, Gerald Nicosia, A.D. Winans, Jayne Lyn Stahl, Neeli Cherkovski, Philomene Long, RD Armstrong, and surprise guests
HOSTED BY: Jayne Lyn Stahl
ADMISSION: Free
SPONSORS: Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, PEN American Center Freedom to Write and International Programs, San Francisco Public Library, and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, PEN Oakland, PEN West, The First Amendment Project, New College of California, and Literature Without Borders.
Related resources:
“Issue Zero: The Lady in Stripes,” Michael Rothenberg’s letter from the Literary Magazine Conference in New York, 2000
“State of Emergency: Unconventional Readings,” our notice of PEN American Center’s July 2004 reading in support of free expression
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