Agitate: 15 Years of Poetic Action
Poetic People Power celebrated its 15th anniversary with the show Agitate. This spoken word show took place at the Helen Mills Theater on October 14, 2017. Agitate celebrated the creative work, stories, and positive change that resulted from this poetic community. The show included work by poets Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Philippe Garcesto, Karla Jackson-Brewer, Sugar Johnson, Shetal Shah, and Natalia Vargas-Caba. The show was funded by Left Tilt Fund and The Yip Harburg Foundation..
Price Check
We premiered our 8th annual show, Price Check: How We Became A Culture of Consumption, on May 19, 2010, at the Grand Theater at The Producers Club. This spoken word show explored the economics, psychology, and costs of our consumer culture. Poets featured were Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Andy Emeritz, Nate Gunsch, Frantz Jerome, Angela Kariotis, Shetal Shah, and Justin Woo. This show was funded by Becky Katzman, Joe Gonzalez, Roseanne & Denis Bracco, the Puffin Foundation, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
Raise the Wage
On April 27, 2006, we presented a show titled Raise the Wage at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Poems focused on wage issues such as pay equity, class gaps, and advocacy to raise the federal minimum wage. Poets included Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Frantz Jerome, Sugar Johnson, Matthew Keuter, Chris Martin, Courtney E. Martin, and Jonathan Walton. This show was made possible with support from the Puffin Foundation.