San Francisco's new poet laureate on poetry as revolution
- Author
- Mel Baker, Liana Wilcox, Laura Wenus
- Published
- Sat 30 Jan 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.sfpublicpress.org/category/civic-podcast/
San Francisco has a new poet laureate, city native and child of local organizers Tongo Eisen-Martin. He reflects on national politics in the wake of the summer uprisings against police brutality and racism, the Jan. 6 capitol riot, and the presidential inauguration and talks about the role of poetry in political organizing.
