A Courage of Poets
Join Sixteen Rivers Press and friends in a statewide gathering of poets and writers in remembrance of Renée Good, Keith Porter Jr., Silverio Villegas González, Alex Pretti, and other victims of ICE.
What is A Courage of Poets?
A Courage of Poets is a statewide, peaceable gathering of poets and writers intended to bear witness out loud to the ICE killings of Renée Good in Minneapolis, Keith Porter Jr. in Los Angeles, Silverio Villegas González in Chicago, and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
- Date: Friday, February 6, 2026, the one-month anniversary of Renée Good’s killing by ICE
- Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Location: West side of the California State Capitol in Sacramento
- Who: 300 + California poets and writers: young, old, famous, obscure, the California poet laureate, county laureates, teen laureates, slam poets, spoken-word artists, writers, and friends
For more information, email Moira Magneson: mmagneson AT sixteenrivers DOT org
When emailing, please reference A Courage of Poets
