Civic Engagement by Way of Poetry
Making Meaning
English - November 09, 2021 05:05 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Government arts education education graphic arts humanitiies liiterature poetry visual arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: The Humanities in Times of Crisis
Carol Ann Carl, a storyteller from Pohnpei Island in the Federated States of Micronesia, talks about how she uses poetry to advocate for historically marginalized communities, and two-term US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey describes how poetry can articulate acts of civic engagement.
Explore Carol Ann Carl’s work and learn about the Why it Matters Poetry Workshop she led through the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities. Learn more about Natasha Tretheway on her website.
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