The Po’ Poets Project of POOR Magazine created the Annual Resistance Awards Ceremony and Word Project to honor and give respect to 17 adults,elders, youths and ancestors for their struggle, resistance, and survival through poverty and racism.
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by Staff Writer Each Po' Poet, "Resistors" in their own right, began the process of "writing" the award tributes in OUR weekly workshops at POOR. Each Poet chose an adult, elder, youth or ancestor that WE believed deserved OUR honor through WORDS and visual art. As poor folks who have barely managed to Make it through OUR lives, the Po' Poets believe that the "Word" is healing and that one of the ways for all of us to survive is to use words and images to honor our collective struggle through life itself. To get a copy of the Book Resistance published by POOR Press - $10.00 you can call poor at (415) 863-6306 or email;tiny@poormagazine.org |