Performed at the Striver’s Row

“How many children, how many masterfully written lives, must be dashed into the ground before we can call this a genocide on creativity?”

Don’t miss this inspiring poem from Joshua Bennett, performing at the Striver’s Row

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Performed at the Striver’s Row

“If you ask me what I love about this culture, I would say everything and nothing. That is has killed as many as it has saved. That it has moved as many as it has paralyzed.”

Don’t miss this stunning poem from Joshua Bennett, performing at the Striver’s Row

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Filmed by The Strivers Row

“Maybe wrinkles are just the ways that our bodies keep time.”

Don’t miss this lovely poem from Joshua Bennett, filmed by The Strivers Row.

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