Reception Honoring "Poets Against the War," and Unveiling of Huong's "Poem" panels of the Peace Mural;

This is special reception, open to the public, that honors Poets Against the War and the local affiliate, DC Poets Against the War. Huong will unveil the newest segment of the Mural, depicting a number of poems that have been submitted by poets across the country and published to the Peace Mural. The public is invited to join this special event, followed by a reception.

This event will also feature the presentation of the Peacemaker's Courage Award to Poets Against the War. The group was formed in January 2003 after Laura Bush "uninvited" poet Sam Hamill to a symposium at the White House entitled Poetry and the American Voice, after she heard he was against the war in Iraq and was planning to read political poems. Ironically, the event was to celebrate two of our nation's most political poets, Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman. Mr. Hamill then sent a call for poets to raise their voices for peace. Within a month, he collected thousands of poems from around the world, and Poets Against the War was formed. Today, more than 8,000 poets have spoken out for peace and have published their poems to Poets Against the War.

The program will conclude a reception and readings of select poems (at 3pm) depicted on the Peace Mural, and presented by the DC Poets Against the War. Poetry Readings are also scheduled later in the evening at 8:15pm.

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