Leaflet advertising a poetry reading on August 27 at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church in Chicago, co-sponsored by Guild Books and Periodicals and Timbuktu Books. The event is a fundraiser for the Dennis Brutus Defense Committee. Brutus, an internationally-recognized poet and academic, is threatened with deportation by the U.S. Immigration Service. He has been active in the fight for the liberation of South Africa both within that country, where he was imprisoned for his activities, and internationally. Brutus' activities against racism in sports contributed to the exclusion of South Africa and Rhodesia from international sports events including the Olympic Games. Other poets who will...
Leaflet advertising a poetry reading on August 27 at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church in Chicago, co-sponsored by Guild Books and Periodicals and Timbuktu Books. The event is a fundraiser for the Dennis Brutus Defense Committee. Brutus, an internationally-recognized poet and academic, is threatened with deportation by the U.S. Immigration Service. He has been active in the fight for the liberation of South Africa both within that country, where he was imprisoned for his activities, and internationally. Brutus' activities against racism in sports contributed to the exclusion of South Africa and Rhodesia from international sports events including the Olympic Games. Other poets who will participate are Tumbleweed Beach, Jan Carew, Joy Carew, Larry Dunn, Angela Jackson, Tom Johnson, Lisel Mueller, and Sandi Wisenberg.
