Desert City Poetry Series

[Ken Rumble <rumblek AT bellsouth.net>]

**Politics of Poetry Reading**

Thursday, July 29th,
at Cafe Ooh La Latte, 1116 Broad Street, Durham, NC, phone: 919-286-0650
beginning at 7:00 pm.

            The Politics of Poetry- It's an election year and change is in 
the air.  Come together for an evening of both imagining a new future and 
finding out how to make that future happen.  Poets and spoken word artists 
come together with local political action groups to introduce ways to 
envision change at the city, regional, and national levels.  Featured poets 
include Andrea Selch, Langston Fuze, Tanya Olson, Dasan Ahanu, Ken Rumble 
and Amy Nolan.  There will also be open mike spots available, first come, 
first served.  Local groups will include representatives from Durham 
People's Alliance, North Carolina Lambda Youth Network, the Center for 
Documentary Studies, and others.  Thursday, July 29th, Ooh La Latte, 
7-10.  1116 Broad Street, Durham, 27705.  286-0650.  No cover.  Open mike 
sign-up and scheduled poets begin at 7pm sharp.  Contact 
<mailto:olson AT vgcc.edu>olson AT vgcc.edu with questions.


Evening's Schedule:

7:00- 7:20 Amy Nolan
7:20-7:35 Ken Rumble
7:35- 7:40 CDS Info
7:40-8:00- Andrea Selch
8-8:05 NCLYN Info
8:05-8:25 Tanya Olson
8:25-8:45- Break
8:45-8:50- Durham People's Alliance Info
8:50- 9:10- Langston Fuze
9:10- 9:30- Dasan Ahanu
9:30-10:00 Open Mike