NSE #416 Radical Poetry Reading with Hoa Nguyen

Hoa Nguyen curates the 57th Radical Poetry Reading featuring poetry read by Vi Khi Nao, Diana Khoi Nguyen, Dao Strom, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Nguyen.

“I see this hack, these boats, in line with the meaning of the hacktivist card… a symbol of an activated community, with a shared goal of social justice, and a use of open-source communications that create disruptions, subvert, break boundaries, and challenge the status quo. 

I hope that today’s programming may serve as a similar site of fugitivity, empowerment, and transformation—a site of listening, sharing, and learning that imbues us with understanding for meaningful action in the world.”

—Hoa Nguyen, from the introduction, reflecting on the gathering of poets and the 6 of Swords/Eyes…

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