Afro-American scholar James Wright and friends present the first of a three-part series on the radical poets of the 1960s & 1970s. Poets featured in this presentation include Langston Hughes, Audre Lorde, Diane Di Prima, Laini Mataka (formerly known as Wanda Robinson), Marge Piercy, and Calvin Hernton.

This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.

Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.

Suggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work.

All are welcome to attend, with or without donation.

We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @bgsqd

Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:

youtube.com/@bgsqd