Episode 249
San Francisco's new poet laureate on poetry as revolution
San Francisco has a new poet laureate, city native and child of local organizers Tongo Eisen-Martin. He reflects on national politics in the wake of the summer uprisings against police brutality and racism, the Jan. 6 capitol riot, and the presidential inauguration and talks about the role of poetry in political organizing.
Civic · Liana Wilcox, Mel Baker, Laura Wenus
January 30, 202129m 30s
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Show Notes
San Francisco has a new poet laureate, city native and child of local organizers Tongo Eisen-Martin. He reflects on national politics in the wake of the summer uprisings against police brutality and racism, the Jan. 6 capitol riot, and the presidential inauguration and talks about the role of poetry in political organizing.
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white supremacyraceculturewriterpolicepoliticspoetrysan francisco