http://poetryforthepeople.org @ UC Berkeley Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:21:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join us on April 29, 30, and May 1 as the incredible student poets from Poetry for the People read their work! These three nights will change your life. 7pm Lipman Room (8th Floor Barrows Hall), UC Berkeley Campus http://poetryforthepeople.org/april-29-30-may-1-final-readings/ http://poetryforthepeople.org/third-thursdays-in-south-berkeley/ from “4th of July Poem” freedom is out there growing on the cornfields in Iowa the orange groves of Florida and the vineyards in California freedom ripens in the rays of our poetry and the shade of our skin we harvest our freedom daily fruit by fruit -Haas Mroue Dear Poets and Friends, On October 6, 2007, we lost our beloved Haas Mroue ... http://poetryforthepeople.org/jan-10-memorial-poetry-reading-for-haas-mroue/ Join us on April 24, 25, and 26 as the incredible student poets from Poetry for the People read their work! These three nights will change your life. 7pm Lipman Room (8th Floor Barrows Hall), UC Berkeley Campus http://poetryforthepeople.org/apr-24-26-final-readings/ Francisco X. Alarcón, Chicano poet and educator, is the author of ten volumes of poetry, including, From the Other Side of Night / Del otro lado de la noche: New and Selected Poems and De amor oscuro / Of Dark Love. Francisco has also published several books for children, including ... http://poetryforthepeople.org/apr-5-francisco-alarcon/ Suheir Hammad, was born in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian refugee parents and immigrated to Brooklyn NY when she was five years old. Fellow poet Elmaz Abinader has called her “a new voice with an authentic blend of language that’s her own, and music that belongs to the streets” She ... http://poetryforthepeople.org/feb-22-suheir-hammad/ A Poetry for the People alum, Ruth Forman is an award-winning young writer and filmmaker. Her first book of poetry, We Are The Young Magicians, won the Barnard New Women Poets Prize. In its starred and boxed review, Booklist said, “Ruth Forman[’s]… poems are alive and kicking; they pound and ... http://poetryforthepeople.org/feb-15-ruth-forman/ Poetry for the People and the Dept of African American Studies presents: ‘And Our Eyes Were Watching’ Thursday Dec 1, 7pm at the Morrison Room in Doe Library, UC Berkeley Campus The passionate poets of Poetry for the People share their words and wisdom in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Rooted in a poetic ... http://poetryforthepeople.org/fall-2005-reading/