Artists are responding to the violence against black bodies Online Radio Telethon 12 hours, Many hosts, Tweet us @TWHPoetry #TWHImpact Jan. 9, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. We’re raising awareness and donations for this protestor legal fees. DONATE HERE Check out this clip from the upcoming show.
This was such an eye-opening talk about the unexpected but obvious (when you see it) link between folks of color and environmentalism. We attended Black Radical Thought in the Contemporary South, a lecture series hosted by Nikky Finney. Dr. Carolyn Finney who wrote Black Faces, White Spaces broke it down like this. The industry of environmentalism is blind to...
Because of all your hard work—the sharing, messaging, e-mailing, calling, and donating—The Watering Hole was able to surpass our funding goal with $5,662 with more than 100 donors. Our vision is to create a safe and affordable space for poetry of color where poets of all styles can focus on craft; and that’s exactly...
We are proud to announce two need-based retreat scholarships: The Hooper Scholarship for Single Mothers and The Lindsey Scholarship for Male Poets, donated in memory of George Rufus Lindsey. These need-based scholarships will be judged by an impartial 3rd party reviewer. (If you do not fall into these categories, we apologize. The basic parameters were set by our very generous donors...
