# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Revolution We Can Live For: South Africa's National Poet Laureate at ISU
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Poetry Reading + Q&A + Book Signing w/ Mongane Wally Serote! This event is in-person, free & open to the publicAbout this Event"Poetry is a way of giving expression to the experience of the people" —Mongane Wally SeroteJoin us for an evening of poetry, conversation, and book signing with Mongane Wally Serote! The award-winning author of numerous books of poetry and fiction, Serote is a celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist and writer. He emerged as a core voice of the Black Consciousness Movement during the 1970s before spending years in exile as a military operative for the African National Congress. His honors include the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, and the Chilean government’s Pablo Neruda Award. He is currently the National Poet Laureate of South Africa.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/normal/a-revolution-we-can-live-for-south-africas-national-poet-laureate-at-isu/100002002594447902
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: University Galleries
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Normal
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: University Galleries
- **lat**: 40.508394
- **long**: -88.9855456
- **full address**: University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle, Normal, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A Revolution We Can Live For: South Africa's National Poet Laureate at ISU being held?
  - **A:** A Revolution We Can Live For: South Africa's National Poet Laureate at ISU takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle, Normal, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A Revolution We Can Live For: South Africa's National Poet Laureate at ISU?
  - **A:** A Revolution We Can Live For: South Africa's National Poet Laureate at ISU is organized by Obsidian: Literature & Arts.

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