“Reaching Toward Revolution: Poems From The Archives” is the result of an exploration into the depths of poetic voices that echo across the archives, inspired by the questions: how is poetry used as a tool of resistance, and what can the form uniquely offer movements pushing for social change? Spanning over twenty different archival collections, these poems feature only a fraction of the activists, artists, culture makers, and community organizers in the archives who use poetry to paint visions of the future, to express self definition and determination, to assert defiance in the face of repression, to create calls to action, to strengthen solidarity, and to offer tributes to comrades. May these poems, the revolutionary ancestors who created them, and the cultural producers and stewards who preserved them, keep you company.
