Stanzas for social change: Christen Malloy on poetry and activism
Stanzas for social change: Christen Malloy on poetry and activism Christen Malloy (Courtesy of Malloy) Poetry is a powerful form of protest. From the women’s suffrage and environmental movements to civil rights and Black Lives Matter, poetry has been a rallying cry for justice that electrifies and unites crowds. For hundreds of years, poets have wielded language to give a voice to the oppressed, speak truth to power and demand social change. At the University of Colorado Boulder, where activism flourishes, the protest poetry scene is likewise alive and vibrant. One leading poet is Christen ...