Mahnaz Badihian, Dr. Angela M. Boutte, Joan Gelfand, John Rowe, more

8 NOVEMBER 2021 — monday

The Mechanics' Institute presents "No Poetry No Peace," a biannual poetry reading celebrating human expression and peace, featuring poets Mahnaz Badihian (Ask the Wind), Dr. Angela M. Boutte, Joan Gelfand (Extreme), John Rowe (Beyond Perspective), Michael Warr (The Armageddon of Funk, We Are All The Black Boy), and Maw Shein Win (Storage Unit for the Spirit House), hosted by multidisciplinary writer Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte (Betrayal on the Bayou), free, online via Zoom, 6:00-7:00 pm PST (Register to attend: www.milibrary.org/events/no-poetry-no-peace-reading-and-celebration-human-expression-and-peace-nov-08-2021)