Evolutionary Poems | Mihret Kebede | Free Event | December 7

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I'm producing a free event Sunday December 7, 2025 featuring Ethiopian activist-poet Mihret Kebede on her first trip through Boston, celebrating the release of her new book #evolutionarypoems

RSVP to reserve a spot: https://www.tinyurl.com/evolutionarypoems

#evolutionarypoems are rhythmic and direct reactions to contemporary political events. These poems turn over hard questions about protest and power with an attention to everyday life that is woven inside political witness. #evolutionarypoems shows how revolution is not linear and how a deep connection to homeland lives inside of critique.

Mihret Kebede will perform poems from her just-released book live in Amharic with English translation by anna moschovakis and improvised accompaniment by Boston music legend Thalia Zedek. Thalia Zedek will also play a short solo set beforehand.

“At once archive of the present and activation of silenced histories, Mihret Kebede’s #evolutionarypoems powerfully ignites an imaginary of resistance in order to change the rules of the game: ‘let me become flame / I am the people ... not fuel, nor tool.’” –Uljana Wolf

“In #evolutionarypoems, Mihret allows language to bear witness to moments that might otherwise break the heart. Here is a tribute to those lives cut short by imprisonment, exile, or death. Here is a path towards making memory bearable. Here, too, is a way towards hope.” –Maaza Mengiste

More about the book:

https://circumferencebooks.com/book/evolutionary-poems/

See Mihret in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za0Sg7yPIbI

This event is presented by

The Boston Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture & Mobius Artists Group

Tickets are free, but limited. Please RSVP so that we can estimate correctly for refreshments. https://www.tinyurl.com/evolutionarypoems