Hosted by Katie Sarah Zale, Paul E Nelson, and Greg Bem.

Poets from the United States and beyond respond to the 2024 Presidential election. The poems are rooted in a belief that the incoming administration will not relieve or heal us from our nation’s past: the destruction of the environment, the unbridled use of power, the pervasive narrative that Black lives do not matter, patriarchy, reproductive injustice for women, silent support for the US prison-industrial complex, and the lack of compassion for diverse gender identity, immigrants, the indigenous, and unsheltered populations. The editorial team worked tirelessly for six weeks to publish this anthology before the January 20, 2025 inauguration.

The reading will feature: allia abdullah-matta, Brad Buchanan, Carla Stein, Charles Goodrich, Cherie Brown, Chyrel J. Jackson, Cynthia Manick, Dane Cervine, Deborah Bacharach, Faith Paulsen, Henry Crawford, Jennifer M Phillips, John Maney, Julie Bruck, Katie Sarah Zale, Kit Robinson, Kwaneta Harris, Lea Graham, Lorin Medley, Luther Jett, Mari Brown, Matt Trease, Paul E Nelson, Petra Kuppers, Richard Smyth, Rob Lewis, Robert Lashley, Rodrigo Toscano, Theresa Whitehill, and Zach Charles.