Poets Against Trump In Essex County: Rally, Reading Planned

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Do you want to express your opposition to President-elect Donald Trump in iambic pentameter? The Bloomfield-based Blk Grrrl Book Fair will host an open reading on the steps of Newark City Hall at noon on Jan. 15 at 12 p.m. to protest the Trump election.

According to event organizers, the rally will also “celebrate the values of United States, which include democracy and freedom.”

The reading is being held in conjunction with poets nationwide in an action spearheaded by Alan Kaufman, editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, and Michael Rothernberg co-founder of 100 Thousand Poets for Change, organizers stated.

Participants are encouraged to bring poems of their own, bring other peoples’ poems or just listen. An open sign-up list will be available during the reading and online prior to the event.

For updates and more information on the Blk Grrrl Book Fair visit www.blkgrrrl.com.

For more information on this event contact Lark Lo at blkgrrrlshow@gmail.com, call/text 213-842-0474 or click here.

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