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When
SundayApril 6
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where
Watt Space Gallery
20 Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$15+ Transaction fee
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The Limits of Language: Poetry as Protest
“History, despite its wrenching pain/ Cannot be unlived, but if faced/ With courage, need not be lived again.” — Maya Angelou
Poetry has long served as a powerful form of protest, but where do we turn when words aren’t enough? Jeanine Leane and Omar Sakr discuss speaking out, bearing witness, and the transcendent yet limiting potential of language. Hosted by Miles Merrill.
The Speakers
Jeanine Leane
“History, despite its wrenching pain/ Cannot be unlived, but if faced/ With courage, need not be lived again.” — Maya Angelou Poetry has long served as a powerful form of…
Miles Merrill
“History, despite its wrenching pain/ Cannot be unlived, but if faced/ With courage, need not be lived again.” — Maya Angelou Poetry has long served as a powerful form of…
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