April 23, 2026
April is National poetry month, so we are featuring two poets today who are using their voices as a catalyst for social change.
Aya de León teaches creative writing in the African American Studies Department at UC Berkeley. She was the 2024-25 poet laureate of the City of Berkeley and is the author of 11 novels. She is also the principal playwright for Fashion vs. Fascism, a political theater project and fashion show to provide political education and inspiration to fight rising authoritarianism, which will premiere in the Bay Area in September 2026.
Zouhair Mussa is a Sudanese/Nubian-American writer, spoken word poet, MC, and organizer raised in West Oakland.
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