Poet Asks Writers to Become Activists for Change

Students of Muslim Educational Society School, Tirur interacting with Anne Waldman at Thunchan Memorial

American poet Anne Waldman was Chief Guest at the Thunchan Memorial Literary Festivals in Tirur, Kerala on Tuesday, February 3, and later addressed students of Farook College Calicut and MES College Mampad on the topic “Poets for Social Change.  She enthralled audiences with high-spirited renditions of her poems, and drawing examples from the experiences of poetry communities in the U.S., exhorted the writers and students to become activists for social change.  The audiences received her inspirational talks with fervor and ovation.