This event is in the past.It took place on April 29, 2026 at Beacon.
Two county poet laureates walk into a room to prove verse still has teeth. Mike Jurkovic and Ruth Danon trade perspectives on how poetry shapes protest and drives political action in an evening that's part salon, part call to arms.
literary discussion
poet laureates
civic engagement
activist themes
Tips
🎤discussion format, not readings
đź“–two county laureates, two perspectives
✍️bring questions about craft & cause
Poetry As Protest And Political Action
Beacon
Two county poet laureates walk into a room to prove verse still has teeth. Mike Jurkovic and Ruth Danon trade perspectives on how poetry shapes protest and drives political action in an evening that's part salon, part call to arms.
literary discussion
poet laureates
civic engagement
activist themes
Tips
🎤discussion format, not readings
đź“–two county laureates, two perspectives
✍️bring questions about craft & cause
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