Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance & Dissent

Poetry luminary Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Back resistance and resilience in Deep South Jim Crow Miami— “The Ballad of Sam Solomon” is an ode to Sam Solomon, a Miami resident and civil rights activist who defied the klan by encouraging Black voters in segregated Overtown to cast their ballots in the 1930s.

In this important year, join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for this subversive poetry cypher. We invite Miamians to write and share their disruptive poems that resist, that challenge the status quo, that document past or current fights and wins, that tear down all the —isms. This is an invitation to speak up and resist.

Books & Books is wheelchair accessible and ADA-complaint throughout their space. ASL interpertation is also available. For additional accommodations or service requests (including language interpreters), please email [email protected] by Monday, April 7 at 3 PM ET. A team member will follow up shortly after.

If you are feeling sick, have recently come in close contact with someone who is sick, or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, we ask that you stay home for the safety and health of all attendees.

The closest bus stops to Books & Books are Aragon Ave & Salzedo St (24 line) or Aragon Ave & Ponce De Leon Blvd (Coral Gables Trolley), which is also wheelchair accessible. Both stops are within three minutes and on the same block as Books & Books.

Host or Publisher Maven Leadership Collective