People’s Poetry returns! On Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m., the Woody Guthrie Center® will host two local poets–Jerica Wortham and Sterling Matthews. In addition to their poetry, both artists also appeared on the Fire in Little Africa album.
Woody Guthrie was an artist in multiple mediums. In addition to his music and paintings, Woody was a prolific writer, producing a bulk of poems, essays, short stories, and more.
Often called the “Poet of the People”, Woody’s writing was an important tool both for his personal self-expression and his life-long commitment to activism.
Woody Guthrie once wrote, “A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it, or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and how to fix it or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a gun and where the peace is.”
This bent toward repairing the damages of the world was at the forefront of his creative drive. People’s Poetry carries on the legacy of Woody Guthrie and his writing while also highlighting the voice of today’s poets who use their craft towards that same end: highlighting the injustices of the world and pushing us all towards a better world.
The poetry reading will be held in the Woody Guthrie Center theater. This event is free with admission to the Woody Guthrie Center on the day of the event.
