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BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET! Resist With Me: A Generative 6-Week Poetry Workshop with Tina Cane (on Zoom)

Mon, Jun 16

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In this generative workshop, we will read work by poets from various traditions who effectively channel their values and beliefs into creative action. We will reflect on the role of art in resistance movements, and the role of protest in contemporary American life.

BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET! Resist With Me: A Generative 6-Week Poetry Workshop with Tina Cane (on Zoom)
BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET! Resist With Me: A Generative 6-Week Poetry Workshop with Tina Cane (on Zoom)

Time & Location

Jun 16, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

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About the event

This Monday Night Poetry workshop meets June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, and July 21 on Zoom.


Protest poetry has a rich history and remains an important form of resistance. In this workshop, we will read work by poets from various traditions who effectively channel their values and beliefs into creative action. We will reflect on the role of art in resistance movements, and the role of protest in contemporary American life. Poets of the French Resistance such as: René Char, Robert Desnos, Madeleine Riffaud, and Ovida Delect will serve as inspiration, as will the work of Aimé Césare, Mahmoud Darwish, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Antije Krog, Layli Longsoldier, Tongo Eisen-Martin, and others.


Tina Cane was born in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC in 1969 and grew up in the city’s East and West Village. She attended the University of Vermont, the Sorbonne and completed her master’s degree in…


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Tickets

  • General Admission

    $335.00

    +$8.38 ticket service fee

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