Celebrate National Poetry Month
The Revolution Will Not be Televised: Poetry of Protest and Resistance
Wednesday, April 15 | 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. | Reserve Here
Accomplished local poets Jerome Joseph Gentes, Doris Reed and Lorenzo Taylor read their original works and the inspirational protest poetry of Maya Angelou, W.H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Martin Niemölle, John Trundell, Pedro Pietri, and Nikki Giovanni.
Jerome Joseph Gentes is a multi-talented Indigenous writer, director, and producer. Through TigerBear Productions, he creates impactful story-driven experiences. His current projects include the LGBTQ+ film ASWIM and a staged reading of MENIL AND HER HEART, a production raising vital awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/People crisis.
Doris Reed is a seasoned poet, writer, artist, recording artist and motivational speaker. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, magazines and newspapers and she has performed across the country for weddings, retirement and birthday parties and other venues, and has been a guest speaker on cable television and radio shows. Doris has published two books of poetry, a children’s book and a CD.
Lorenzo Taylor is a versatile novelist, playwright, and journalist who began his literary career after retiring from international affairs and public health. His body of work includes a gay romance trilogy, a collection of short stories and poems, and The Souls of Black Gay Folk a stage play exploring Black gay life. Additionally, he teaches online courses on Civil Rights and poetry in social context.
Prior 3rd Wednesday Speaker Series:
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Protecting, Preserving and Promoting the Erotic Arts: Durk Dehner in Conversation with Jamison Rockmore, October 2024
Proactive Prostate Health: Empowering Men for a Brighter Future, September 2024
Food for the Soul Proactive Prostate Health: Empowering Men for a Brighter Future. Chefs Betty Berrysmith, Michael Taylor and moderator Darlyne Johnson examine the sociological and historical context of soul food, June 2024
Documentary Screening: AIDS DIVA: The Connie Norman Story, March 2024
Celebrating Black History: Christian Cooper in Conversation with Lorenzo Taylor, February 2024
Alzheimer’s at the Opera: A Conversation & Recital, January 2024
Out & Faithful: People, Religion & Spirituality, December 2023
Reflections on Juneteenth: Conversation & Gospel Recital, June 2022