Poetry Is Not a Luxury Book Club
with Elliott batTzedek, MFA

A monthly book club where we’ll use the best contemporary poets to explore the most urgent social issues. Each month we’ll focus on a different book, along with individual poems from other poets addressing similar issues.

We’ll be discussing poetry like poets do, listening for sound, playing with language, considering joy and sorrow. No quizzes on “hidden meanings” here – reading poetry should a joy and a journey, not a standardized test! And you can expect visit from some of Philly’s best poetic voices.

We’ll be meeting the 4th Wednesday of the month from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.

February Book – “Monk Eats an Afro” by Philadelphia Poet Laureaute Yolana Wisher, who’ll be joining us!