The Royall House & Slave Quarters presents an online conversation with City of Medford poet laureate Terry E. Carter titled “Poetry as Protest.” Carter, a product of West Medford, will read and discuss a selection of his poems relating to the history and legacies of slavery in Medford and beyond, but also about Black resistance and joy. His reading will include “Medford Bound,” the powerful poem he wrote for the dedication of a memorial to enslaved Medford residents buried in unmarked graves in the city’s oldest cemetery.

Vijaya Sundaram will serve as interlocutor for this conversation. She is a Medford-based poet, songwriter, singer, and teacher of East Indian origin. Register through Eventbrite.