Shows

	2008 Activism: The American Way For our sixth annual event, Activism: The American Way, poets advocated for ongoing citizen engagement and the reclaiming of patriotism. The show was presented at the Bowery Poetry Club on April 25, 2008. Poets included Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Frantz Jerome, Sugar Johnson, Angela Kariotis, Chris Martin, Shetal Shah, and Jonathan Walton. This show was funded by Becky Katzman, the Puffin Foundation, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
	2007 Sick & Tired: A Call for Universal Care This show marked our fifth annual event. Sick & Tired advocated for universal health care and was presented at the Bowery Poetry Club on April 11, 2007. Poets featured were Tara Bracco, Cynthia Bruckman, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Frantz Jerome, Sugar Johnson, Chris Martin, Pamela Sneed, and Jonathan Walton. The show was funded through the generous support of the Puffin Foundation and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
	2006 Raise the Wage On April 27, 2006 we presented a show called Raise the Wage at the Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City. Poems focused on wage issues such as pay equity, class gaps, and advocacy to raise the federal minimum wage. Poets included Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Frantz Jerome, Sugar Johnson, Matthew Keuter, Chris Martin, Courtney E. Martin, and Jonathan Walton. This show was made possible with funds from the Puffin Foundation.
	2005 Coming Clean: Poems for the Earth Coming Clean was presented on April 13, 2005 at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City. This third annual Poetic People Power event gathered eight diverse poets reading and performing new poems about environmental issues to coincide with Earth Day. Poets included Felice Belle, Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Sugar Johnson, Rafael Landron, Chris Martin, and Courtney E. Martin.
	2004 Voices on Voting and Democracy Poetic People Power and Ars Nova Theater presented Voices on Voting and Democracy on April 14, 2004. In this election year, poets were asked to write new poems on this timely topic. Poets included Tara Bracco, Andy Emeritz, Galinsky, Chris Martin, Courtney E. Martin, Dot Portella, and Shetal Shah.
	2003 Women's Words About War On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, we celebrated National Poetry Month with a reading called Women's Words About War. The reading was inspired by the Poets Against the War movement. Poets included Tara Bracco, Courtney E. Martin, Laura McCandlish, June Labyzon, Jennifer Murphy, and Joanna Smith Rakoff. This pilot event was a surprising success and launched Poetic People Power's annual shows.