Poetry For Social Good


Art+Action=Change!

For two decades, Poetic People Power has creatively explored social and political topics, offering insight and solutions to issues that affect our everyday lives and the world around us. In addition to our annual shows, we also bring our work to schools, festivals, and perform at non-profit fundraisers.

20 Shows, 40 Poets, 130 Commissioned Poems

Photo by Isabella Vi Gomes

DEbut Book

Our debut anthology titled Poetic People Power: Three Spoken Word Shows for Social Change is being released on February 21, 2024 by Cornerstone Press. The book includes three of our recent shows about environmental heroes, women’s voices, and human rights abuses.

The book features work by poets Bogar Alonso, Suzen Baraka, Tara Bracco, Shanelle Gabriel, Philippe Javier Garcesto, Karla Jackson-Brewer, Angela Kariotis, Shane Michael Manieri, Shetal Shah, Natalia Vargas-Caba, Nabil Viñas, and Kesav Wable.

Using the power of poetic storytelling, these poets demonstrate how artists can be agents of change.