Honoring American Indian Poetry Each year, Poetry Downtown pays tribute to a distinguished poet’s lifetime achievement (see 2021-2031 honorees). This year, we set out to celebrate the late John Trudell (Feb 15, 1946 – Dec 8, 2015) on the 10th anniversary of his passing. After weeks of calls and emails, Drive Music Publishing was unfortunately…
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Dear American Indians, Poets, and Friends, It is with a heavy heart that I share some unfortunate news. After weeks of calls and emails, Ana Ruiz from Drive Music Publishing decided not to grant us the copyrights to use any photo’s, music, songs, videos and not even the poetry of ‘Warrior Poet’ to celebrate the…
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Finally, President Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous elder and activist Leonard Peltier. Finally. This is what the Dutch Newspaper Leeuwarder courant wrote on 12-10-1987:
Press Release In 2021, Dutch artist Erik van Loon gifted America a poetry festival to celebrate his 50th birthday. It began as a two-hour poetry reading dedicated to the life and work of Kenneth Patchen on a beach in Los Angeles. Four years later, Erik slowly transformed his annual birthday celebration into a literary pilgrimage,…
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Leave your email in the footer if you want to register for our newsletter This March 11 till 24, the Poetry Cab, will visit 164 independent bookstores, public libraries and universities in 40 big urban cities and small rural towns between Omaha and San Jose (see www.poetrycab.com/omaha-san-jose) to find poets and venues for our 5th Poetry…
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The Women’s Building, San Francisco, March 15, 2001 At March 15, 2001, Maria Gilardin had a talk with ‘Warrior Poet’ at TUC aka Time of Useful Consciousness. Part 1 Part 2 Here you can read the transcript
aaaarrrrgggghhhhh I bought a first signed edition of Ina Coolbrith poetry collection Songs From The Golden Gate. It is my most expensive book by far. Really I don’t have the money but how often you can get a hand on a signed Coolbrith. It was an unique opportunity and I couldn’t refuse. Poetry Walk – Listen To UsDuring…
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In 1980, one of the largest gatherings of Indigenous peoples and their allies took place at Paha Sapa. At this event, ‘Warrior Poet’ delivered his iconic “We The Power” speech. https://podbay.fm/p/the-red-nation-podcast/e/161920531. Twenty-five years later, we gather in once more to reflect on and explore its deeper meaning. In 10/10/1994 ‘Warrior Poet’ deliverd “Power, Government and…
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