Celebrate the release of Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration, Haymarket Books’ anthology of writers speaking on the United States prison-industrial complex. Editor Diana Marie Delgado and contributors John Murillo, Nicole Sealey, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Candace Williams will read from the anthology, followed by a reception.
These powerful poems of witness illuminate the oppressive systems that make up and reinforce the US prison-industrial complex, revealing cracks in a criminal punishment system that is built to seem impenetrable and unchangeable. Like a Hammer foregrounds real experiences and illustrates art and imagination as vehicles for endurance, offering us the hope to envision a better
future.
This event is presented in partnership with the University of Arizona Poetry Center and Haymarket Books as part of the Poetry Foundation’s spring 2025 season, Power Lines.
Additional Information
- All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public.
- Advanced registration is encouraged.
- The performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible.
- The program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation.
- For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, please visit our Accessibility Guide.