Join Vocales Verticales for an afternoon of poetry, writing, and ideas. How can we use poetry as a tool for resistance? Discover how others did it and write some poems.

Ana Blandiana, born in 1942 in Timișoara, Romania, is a renowned Romanian poet, writer, and translator. A dissident, she faced censorship and was a key figure in Romania's 1989 anti-Soviet Communist uprising. A voice for democracy and human rights, her literary and activist legacy continues to inspire.

Find her poetry in our collection, in English and in Spanish, here:https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?lookfor=ana%20blandiana

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More info about Vocales Verticales:

https://www.instagram.com/vocalesverticales/?hl=en

https://vocalesverticales.substack.com/

VV aims to promote poetry and the arts in Spanish, and to create spaces, online and in-person, that connect the community through poetry. The program will be in the Multi-Purpose Room, enter from the lobby. Other questions about the program? Call the Library at 240-777-0678.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.