100 Thousand Poets for Change Poetic Activism: A Collective Memory (2011-2023)

100TPC: POETIC ACTIVISM chronicles the global movement founded by Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion to prove that poetry is a vital tool for social change. Through a vibrant collection of essays, interviews, and original posters, this book serves as a historical record of creative resistance and a testament to those bearing witness to the struggles of our time. It is an essential read for activists and historians alike, offering a window into how the written word can inspire a more just and compassionate world.

Includes TEXTS by:

Michael Rothenberg, Terri Carrion, Karl E. Jirgens, Roberto Malini, Maxine Chernoff, Menka Shivdasani, Valeriano Forte, Penn Kemp, Ellis D. Ebakor, Ami Kaye, Amit Shankar Saha, Lee Ballinger, Dorothy Friedman, Jameela Nishat, Paul Richmond, Jessica Bordelon, Charles Mulaga, Linda Rogers, Tomas Carty, Alexéi Tellerias, Robert Priest, Mitko Gogov, Leonardo Melero, Red Rover Series authors, Jennifer Schomburg, Youssef Alaoui, Larry Sawyer, Michele McDannold, Rita Jankowska-Bradley, Ágnes Bardos, Mark Lipman, Paul Corman-Roberts, Walter Gonzalez, Thea Iberall, Isabel A.M. Miralles, Ron Kipling, Eriata Oribhabor, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Mariposa Del Rocio (mdr), Ron Kolm, Youssra El-Sharkawy, Noelia Arancibia, Jessica Wilson, Lee Balan, Dennis Formento, Karen Melander-Magoon, Pat Connors, Charms Tianzon, Amanda Sieradzki, Margaret Rozga, Rachel Duke, Noreen Snyder, Agnes Monaco, Josette Siqueiros, LaMont Anthony Wright, Christa F. Chautin, Su Zi, Zazil A. Collins, Anna Patrizia Caminati, Laura Shovan, Siobhan MacMahon, Tom de Toys, Hamish Danks Brown, Yioula loannou, Giuseppe lannarelli, Vasa Radovanovic, Bart Plantenga, Matteo Rimi, Pilar Rodríguez Aranda, Diana Magallón, Jerôme Descamps, Canuto Roldán, Wolfram Art Janz, Brenda Mundaka, Juan C. Tajes, Patricia Cuenca, Lisa Vihos, Caroline Benson, John Roche, Illya Sumanto, doris davenport, Angelina Bong, Joe Kidd & Sheila Burke, Karen Alkalay-Gut, Jose María Ibarra, Faruk Buzhala, Julio Pavaneti, Jeannie Gartman, Dennis Formento, José Luis Labad, Antonia Cerrato, Els de Groen, Virgil Suarez, Stefania Taviano, Honey Norick, Jordan Trethewey, Marlena Johns, the Poetry Society of Jamaica...

...and a curated selection of HUNDREDS of posters and photos from all over the world!