Healing Rhythms: How I Used Poetry to Survive 20 Years in Prison
Time: Sept. 11, 2023, noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Syracuse Central Library, 447 S Salina St. (with virtual option)
Sponsored by the CNY Humanities Corridor
José A. Pérez
In a public reading hosted by the Incarceration and Decarceration (LLC5) working group of the CNY Humanities Corridor, Pérez realizes the power of poetry as a means of survival and healing during a 20-year prison sentence he began as a 16-year-old.
José A. Pérez is a poet, actor, and foster-care reform/abolitionist advocate. He is currently Project Manager of YouthNPower: Transforming Care for the Children’s Defense Fund-New York.