“At the Third Wave Foundation, we were asking questions like, "How can we get more voters registered who support our issues?" or "How do we want to give away of money so that it has the greatest impact?" But, the poems were involved in questions of feeling whole, negotiating sexual trauma, and speaking to what has been lost forever. I've always been a person who feels most energized when I am both creating art and working toward social change, but I often have difficulty talking about the two in the same breath.” GivingArtFeelingsSupportForeverDifficultyWaveTraumaSocial Change Author:Dawn Lundy Martin
“Can poetry be a form of social change? I don't know the answer to that. I do think art can have a social impact even if it may be difficult to see the effects of that impact, to assess or measure it.” ThinkingArtDifficultPoetry IsSocial Change Author:Dawn Lundy Martin