Interviewees

Drew Dellinger

Drew Dellinger is a spoken word poet, teacher, and activist. He is founder of Poets for Global Justice, and author of the collection of poems, love letter to the milky way. Dellinger has presented and performed at hundreds of conferences, colleges, protests, and events across the country, speaking on justice, cosmology, ecology, and democracy. His poetry has been widely published and his work is featured in the film, "Voices of Dissent." Dellinger has studied cosmology and ecological thought with Thomas Berry since 1990, and has taught at Prescott College, Naropa University-Oakland, and Esalen Institute.

Videos featuring Drew Dellinger

  • Hymn to the Sacred Body of the Universe

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger shares one of his poems.

    (3 min 39 sec)

  • The Total Thrust is Global Justice

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger shares one of his poems.

    (2 min 21 sec)

  • Hieroglyphic Stairway

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger shares one of his poems.

    (2 min 50 sec)

  • Ancestors and Angels

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger shares one of his poems.

    (2 min 42 sec)

  • Spiritual Depth

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger describes how activism can come from a place of spiritual depth.

    (1 min 35 sec)

  • A New Democracy

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger talks about the need for a democracy that takes the need of all peoples into account, as well as the needs of all life on earth.

    (2 min 14 sec)

  • Global Justice

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger points to an emerging global justice movement that connects social justice, economic justice and ecological justice issues.

    (1 min 30 sec)

  • What Can I Do?

    Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger says that one of the deepest questions a person can face is, What can I do?, and describes the quest to answer it as a spiritual challenge.

    (1 min 40 sec)
"I think this combination of spiritual sensitivity, mystical understanding, and activist expression in the world is something that we're all called to."
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