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
Award-winning book! Winner of four awards from National Indie Excellence Awards and International Book Awards, including winner for 2024 poetry anthology by IBA.
Our debut anthology titled Poetic People Power: Three Spoken Word Shows for Social Change was 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.
