BEAUTY IS IN THE STREET! Resist With Me: A Generative 6-Week Poetry Workshop with Tina Cane (on Zoom)
Mon, Jun 30
|Zoom
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.
Time & Location
Jun 30, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom
About the event
This Monday Night Poetry workshop meets June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, and August 4, 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…