think of others: revolutionary poetry reading

Join us at Lake Merritt for an afternoon of insurgent poetry and collective reflection. Featuring Madeline Rose Hernandez from precarious.
About this Event

memory / place with Madeline Rose Hernandez

is a container for the in-between—a liminal space where we gather not to escape change, but to move with it. In a time marked by crisis, violence, and erasure, the act of witnessing and archiving together is urgent. Centering the voices of queer and trans poets of color, we pause, reflect, and read aloud, letting poetry find us as much as we find it. Together, we sit in the mess of becoming—where discomfort meets possibility—and dream up the queer, revolutionary futures we need for our collective liberation.

This gathering features Madeline from ✶ poets in protest & prayer)

programming includes:

• well-fitting KN95 masks courtesy of Common Humanity Collective
• reading material
• breath work ritual
• group discussion
• refreshments by our community chef

RSVPs are required!
the painting in the banner is Home by Ángel G. & Maru, 5 ¾ x 4 inches, gouache and color pencil on watercolor paper & captures the ethos of this gathering!

*this is a qtbipoc-centric event. allies are welcome, however, our primary goal remains to foster a meditative & participatory space for qtbipoc folx to engage with revolutionary poetry
please reach out to @thinkofothers_ / [email protected] if you have any questions or accessibility requests!
want to contribute or learn more about us? Visit thinkofotherspoetry.com