Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness

Washington, DC

March 20-23, 2008

www.SplitThisRock.org

info@splitthisrock.org

Split This Rock Poetry Festival calls poets to a greater role in public life and fosters a national network of activist poets. Building the audience for poetry of provocation and witness from our home in the nation’s capital, we celebrate poetic diversity and the transformative power of the imagination. Featuring readings, workshops, panels, contests, walking tours, film, parties, and activism! See the website for the … READ MORE

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This November 12, DigitalFemme will be moderating a fantastic panel attended by three wonderful women cartoonists that you should know about.

Alitha E. Martinez, who has worked on Marvel’s Thor and Iron Man, will be on hand to discuss her time at Marvel and her latest independent project Yume and Ever.

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