3 Poets 4 Peace--Part 1
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In 2002 this country began a war against the Taliban in Afghanistan -- 18 years later – that war continues. Three New York poets, Veronica Golos, Angelo Verga, and Chris Brandt decided that we could not stand by and bemoan U.S. policies. They organized events in which poets expressed their opposition to war’s destruction of life, and efforts to create understanding of life -- in language. Takes this opportunity to visit with three poets sharing their artful, deeply felt, and gut-wrenching language opposing war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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