Join us for an indoor house concert gathering featuring poet, movement worker, and educator Tongo Eisen-Martin!
Performance starts at 1pm followed by a curated discussion and open mic. Any guest who feels inspired is encouraged to share 5 minutes of thought, story and/or poem. All ages welcome!
~ doors open 12:30 pm
~ donation request is $10-20 (sliding scale) per guest
~ potluck participation encouraged but not required
Text 510-288-7918 or email team@winterwilliamspresents for more information and/or to rsvp. Location (residence near Lake Temescal in Oakland, CA) provided upon confirmation. More on the artist:
Tongo's latest curriculum on the extrajudicial killing of Black people, We Charge Genocide Again, has been used as an educational and organizing tool throughout the country. His book titled, "Someone's Dead Already" was nominated for a California Bookstore Award. His book "Heaven Is All Goodbyes" was published by the City Lights Pocket Poets series, was shortlisted for the Griffins Poetry Prize, and won a California Book Award and an American Book Award. His latest book "Blood On The Fog" was released this Fall in the City Lights Pocket Poets series and named one of the New York Times poetry books of the year. In 2020, he co-founded Black Freighter Press to publish revolutionary works. He is San Francisco's eighth poet laureate.