[1]The Poetic Address to the Nation was an event that brought together poets to speak out and against the current administration. The event featured poets Cam Awkward, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, and many others to share pieces from immigration, to trans violence, to activism. Making Contact is rebroadcasting an abridged version of the event produced by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture.

Featuring:

Young, Gifted & Black, Hadeel Ramadan, Michelle ‘Mush’ Lee, Guillermo Gomez Peña, Cam Awkard, Chinaka Hodge, Tassiana Willis.

Host: R.J. Lozada

Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada

Executive Director: Lisa Rudman

Audience Engagement Manager: Sabine Blaizin

Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker

Thank You's and Credits: "The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation was produced by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in partnership with U.S. Department of Art and Culture".

For More information:

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts [2]

​U.S. Department of Arts and Culture [3]

The 2017 Poetic Address to the Nation #PSOTU2017 [4]

Climbing PoeTree - We Survived [5]

Music:

Show opener: ‘Prose,’ by Glass Boy

Show credits: ‘Blaster 47’ by Glass Boy

[1] https://kpfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PoeticAddress_AmericanFlag_2400x1200px2-1440x720.jpg

[2] http://www.ybca.org

[3] http://​www.usdac.us

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUbPrIspNQ&link_id=9&can_id=9c5d21e8fe7ade4c6fd266f411af60c3&source=email-stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th-2&email_referrer=stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th-2&email_subject=stand-for-love-justice-on-april-4th

[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEr7tF6FJ9Y