Beyond Words: Writing Toward Social Change

538 Congress St,Portland ME 04101

01 November, 2021

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Beyond Words: Writing Toward Social Change ALL AGES Samaa Abdurraqib, Signature MiMi, Sampson Spadafore, Pedro Vazquez Local poets Signature Mimi, Samaa Abdurraqib, and Sampson Spadafore read original works and are joined in conversation by Pedro Vazquez. SPACE is requiring masks and vaccination for all event attendees. Medical exemptions can be accommodated. Please read our full policy on the SPACE Reader. Each of us lives on a political border, the line between our private bodies and the world. For as long as we have had language, poets have found ways to reimagine this boundary on the page. Poems may be contemplative prayers, searing critiques, and calls to action. They feed us bread and bombs. They change the world. On Election Day eve, three bold Maine poets, Signature Mimi, Samaa Abdurraqib, and Sampson Spadafore read original works and are joined in conversation by moderator Pedro Vazquez. presented by SPACE and Stonecoast MFA with support from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation. Samaa Abdurraqib, Signature MiMi, Sampson Spadafore, Pedro Vazquez SPACE is a nonprofit organization that supports contemporary arts projects, champions artists, and encourages an open exchange of ideas.