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Poets for Social Change

Join Truth Thomas for a discussion about the role of poetry in social change and hear from poets whose conscientious work is forged by concern for a variety of issues. Panelists include Derrick Weston Brown, LindaJoy Burke, Dr. Kathleen Hellen, Melanie Henderson, Dr. Tony Medina, and Fernando Quijano III. Sponsored by Little Patuxent Review.

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As of Friday, March 16, 2012, the new address will be: Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, 10 E. Baltimore Street, 10th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202.