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Poetry and Politics

No paper tickets. All names will be checked off at the door.

In unprecedented political times with such incredible division, who do you count on to provide perspective? Poets. The country has hit a major political divide, with no end of rancor, fear, anger. It’s hard to find a voice that can help us all take a breath, reflect. We tend to look for political pundits to guide us and help us take our own. temperature, but throughout human history, it has been the poets who have brought thoughtful contemplation.

Have some wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres and listen to four acclaimed poets read from their work and discuss how the current political climate affects their creative lives. Continuing in a long tradition of poets who respond to the larger issues of their times, these writers will present an engaging and thought-provoking program at the Ames Chapel at 7 PM.  Door opens at 6:30pm.

Martha Collins

Martha Collins is the author of eleven books of poetry, three of which focus on race, and the co-translator of five volumes of poetry by Vietnamese authors. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
Martha Collins is the author of eleven books of poetry, three of which focus on race, and the co-translator of five volumes of poetry by Vietnamese authors. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

Richard Hoffman

Richard Hoffman is the author of five books of poems: Without Paradise, Gold Star Road, Emblem, Noon until Night, and People Once Real. His other books are the memoirs Half the House and Love & Fury, the story collection Interference and Other Stories, and Remembering the Alchemists and Other Essays.
Richard Hoffman is the author of five books of poems: Without Paradise, Gold Star Road, Emblem, Noon until Night, and People Once Real. His other books are the memoirs Half the House and Love & Fury, the story collection Interference and Other Stories, and Remembering the Alchemists and Other Essays.

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Steven Riel

Steven Riel is the author of five books of poetry, including most recently Edgemere. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Franco-American online literary journal Résonance.
Steven Riel is the author of five books of poetry, including most recently Edgemere. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Franco-American online literary journal Résonance.

Charles Coe

Charles Coe is the author of four books of poetry, Picnic on the Moon, All Sins Forgiven: Poems for My Parents, Memento Mori, and Purgatory Road and one novella, Spin Cycles. He teaches in the Newport MFA writing program at Salve Regina University.
Charles Coe is the author of four books of poetry, Picnic on the Moon, All Sins Forgiven: Poems for My Parents, Memento Mori, and Purgatory Road and one novella, Spin Cycles. He teaches in the Newport MFA writing program at Salve Regina University.

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