Poetry and Resistance - Let's Read Indigenous Poets w/Vocales Verticales - In-person
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Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that honors the history, culture, and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous communities. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October, which falls on October 12 this year. It often serves as an alternative or companion to Columbus Day. Questions about this program? Contact the Library at 240-777-0678. It will be in the Multi-Purpose Room; enter from the lobby on the first floor. Find more related books and resources in our catalog, here: https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?lookfor=indigenous%20literature You'll need an active MCPL card account to access these. Don't have a card right now? No worries! Find out how to Get a Library Card . More info about Vocales Verticales: https://www.facebook.com/p/Vocales-Verticales https://vocalesverticales.substack.com/ This program is led by Carlota Roby, a human rights attorney and co-founder of the Vocales Verticales project. She is also a poet, and has published the poetry collections Las Manos de los Muertos (2013); Suburban Tales (2019); and Lilith (2024), available in our library catalog: https://staff-montgomery.bywatersolutions.com/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/detail.pl?biblionumber=574868&found1=1 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
