The Limits of Language: Poetry as Protest

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“History, despite its wrenching pain / Cannot be unlived, but if faced / With courage, need not be lived again.” — Maya AngelouPoetry has long served as a powerful form of protest, but where do we turn when words aren’t enough? Jeanine Leane and Omar Sakr speak with Miles Merrill about speaking out, bearing witness, and the transcendent yet limiting potential of language.
Date
Sunday 6 April 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (UTC+11)Location
Watt Space Gallery
20 Auckland Street, Newcastle NSW 2300