Poetry in Times of Crisis

William Carlos Williams wrote, “It is difficult/to get the news from poems/though

men die miserably every day/for lack/of what is found there.”

What exactly do poets bring to the newsroom?

In this panel, four poets will explore through their poetry, current and past events that have preoccupied us including: war in the

Middle East, antisemitism and other forms of racism, the Covid epidemic,

homophobia, global warming, and gun control.

The panelists are all widely published poets: Richard Michelson and Lesléa Newman (both from

Northhampton, Jayne Benjulian (West Stockbridge), and Owen Lewis (Stockbridge).

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