Editor's Note: The following essays were written as oral presentations,
as part of a forum series Raven hosted and produced. The series was funded
by a grant from the King County Arts Commission / Hotel-Motel Tax Funds.
They were presented during National Poetry Month (April, 1996) and held
at the Seattle Public Library and Douglass-Truth Library.
"Lunatic or Lover/ Madman or Shaman:
The Role of the Poet in Contemporary Culture(s)"
Saturday, 20th April, 1996
Moderator:
Michael Hureaux-Perez
Panelists:
Jody Aliesan
Paul Harding
Deborah A. Miranda
Roy D. Wilson