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SUMMARY:Poetry and Resistance: Exploring the Poetry of Audre Lorde- In-per
 son 
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Vocales Verticales for an afternoon of poetry and writing
 . How can we use poetry as a tool for resistance? Discover how others did 
 it before and write some poems.  .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/1344558
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Attendees will explore the poetry of Audre
  Lorde\, a&nbsp\;self-described &ldquo\;black\, lesbian\, mother\, warrior
 \, poet\,&rdquo\;&nbsp\; within the historical context she wrote in. Dedic
 ating&nbsp\;both her life and talent to confronting and addressing injusti
 ces of racism\, sexism\, classism\, and homophobia as a poet\, scholar\, a
 nd civil rights activist\, she was also New York State's Poet Laureate in 
 the early 1990s. This will be followed by the prompts of the day\, which w
 ill be available for those attendees who would like to write. There will a
 lso be time for sharing of poems and exchanging feedback among participant
 s. The program will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room.</p>\n<p>The Wash
 ington DC-based Vocales Verticales project aims to promote poetry and the 
 arts in Spanish\, as well as to create spaces\, both online and in-person\
 , that connect the community through poetry. More info:</p>\n<p><a href="h
 ttps://www.instagram.com/vocalesverticales/">https://www.instagram.com/voc
 alesverticales/</a></p>\n<p><a href="https://vocalesverticales.substack.co
 m">https://vocalesverticales.substack.com</a></p>\n<p>Questions about this
  program?&nbsp\;Contact the Library at 240-777-0678.</p>\n<p>Find more res
 ources related to books\, including criticism and reviews\, within the 'Re
 search' tab under the heading 'Books and Authors':&nbsp\;<a href="https://
 mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList">https://mcpl.aspendiscov
 ery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList</a></p>\n<p>You'll need an active\, curre
 nt MCPL card/account to access these. Don't have a card right now?&nbsp\; 
 No worries!&nbsp\;Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgomerycountym
 d.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>
 Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hea
 ring should request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/
 Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sig
 n-language interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the
  library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Faci
 lities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other ac
 commodation requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.i
 nfo/event/13445589
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