And Who Is My Neighbor? Stories from the Margins

Between the Lines, 2014

Collaborating with youth from inner-city schools in Chicago, artist Cheryl Pope and the Just Yell poets staged a series of performances entitled Poetry as Self-Defense in response to the escalating gang violence on the streets of Chicago. This video captures some of the responses offered by students living in communities racked by violence.

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