The University Program Council and Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services will present “Spoken Word Performances by the Strivers Row Poets” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Nebraska Union Ballroom.

The event will be free for UNL students with a valid NCard and $5 for faculty, staff and public.

The Strivers Row Poets are a group of young, vibrant and talented individuals from across the northeast. In addition to being poets and artists, the members of Strivers Row are also scholars, many of whom have graduated from prestigious universities such as Yale and Princeton. Several are working toward doctorates in English or areas pertaining to current social issues.

The poets speak individually and as a group, using conventional and unconventional performance styles that incorporate both drama and music. They have toured the country, bringing stories of racial discrimination, homophobia and poverty forward with their hard-hitting poetic style to a wide variety of audiences, including the Sundance Film Festival and the White House.

UPC is a student organization that, for more thatn 75 years, has provided diverse, educational and entertaining programs to enhance the UNL community.

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