Pat Conroy Literary Center Presents Poets Respond to Race — A Poetry Reading & Community Discussion
This free public event brings together a diverse group of South Carolina’s poets in celebration of the power of the language arts to heal, inspire, and educate in our communities.
Featuring:
- Poets Respond to Race Founders Al Black and Len Lawson
- South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth
- Charleston Poet Laureate Marcus Amaker
- Beaufort County’s Susan Madison | Ellen Malphrus | Quitman Marshall
When: Monday, February 20, 2017
5:00–6:30 p.m.
Where: Grace Chapel AME Church
502 Charles St, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902 (get directions)
This event is funded in part by a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, and from a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation.
One could not predict the warmth and camaraderie that evolved in this setting as these poets read their thoughts aloud. The poetry was poignant and reflective upon events we have all recently shared. An outpouring of love and unity embraced us all by the end of the evening.