Voices at Amherst College

11/29/2018

Hey all! 🚨🚨🚨COME THROUGH to this screening and workshop on Sunday, December 2nd in the MRC. We'll be having a speaker, Juan Haro, from Movement for Justice in El Barrio, an organization that fights displacement and gentrification in East Harlem, NY. 🚨🚨🚨

11/29/2018

11/29/2018

Hola a todos! 🎤✒️🗯

Here is a brief biography of one of the poets La Causa’s hosting for its 2018 VOICES: Land is Life! event: José Olivarez!

José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants and the author of the book of poems, Citizen Illegal. Along with Felicia Chavez and Willie Perdomo, he is co-editing the forthcoming anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT. He is the co-host of the poetry podcast, The Poetry Gods and a recipient of fellowships from CantoMundo, Poets House, the Bronx Council on the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, & the Conversation Literary Festival. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. In 2018, he was awarded the first annual Author and Artist in Justice Award from the Phillips Brooks House Association. He lives in Chicago.

09/10/2018

HI everyone! This year's theme is "LAND IS LIFE." We'll be bringing 5 poets/rappers to campus to highlight land issues (like extraction, pollution, gentrification) from their communities. We will also be bringing 5 community organizers to share their stories of resistance.

This is your chance to bring your fave local organizer, local poet, local rapper to campus! Submissions accepted until Saturday, September 15th.

Hi everyone! This year's VOICES is a bit different from previous years. The theme is "LAND IS LIFE," and we'll be highlighting land struggles from 5 different communities (like gentrification, water rights, land grabbing). Please recommend poets/rappers that tackle issues related to land, and/or com...

10/04/2017

Check out last year's poet and rapper Ruby Ibarra's new album!

Listen to songs from the album Circa91, including "Brown Out", "Here", "Someday", and many more. Buy the album for $9.99. Songs start at $0.99. Free with Apple Music subscription.

09/17/2017

Send in your suggestions for which poets you want to see 2017!!

Help us decide who to bring to campus for our 20th Anniversary of VOICES