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Meet the poet laureate of Minneapolis: Junauda Petrus

Meet the poet laureate of Minneapolis: Junauda Petrus

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the power of poetry with Junauda Petrus, the poet laureate for the city of Minneapolis. Junauda says poetry is “soul medicine” that can unite us in our shared humanity. Angela also hears from poet and performer, Tish Jones, about what poetry means to her.


Guests:


  • Junauda Petrus is the poet laureate for the city of Minneapolis. She is an author, playwright, filmmaker and co-founder of the experimental artist collective, Free Black Dirt. She is the author of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning young adult novel, “The Stars and the Blackness Between Them,” and the children’s book, “Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?”
  • Tish Jones is a poet, performer and educator in St. Paul. She’s also the founder and executive director of TruArtSpeaks.
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