We’éqlapish: Live Poetry of Indigenous Women

Subversive Verses, a collective of California Native women centering the dynamic voices of our community and celebrating the strength of Indigenous emotion through art, music, and poetry.

Tickets will be on sale Friday, March 28. Find @subervise_verses on instagram for more details.

In Payómkawichum, We’éqlapish is a complex word, but roughly translates to an act of disputing/disagreeing with something. When using it, you’re letting it be known you don’t agree with someone’s words or actions against you. It’s pretty open-ended, and can be applied to so many instances: A government that wants to eradicate us, an ex who doesn’t respect us, etc. It’s relevant to the energy we are bringing to this event, actively using our words/poetry to stand up for ourselves. In short; We aren’t gonna go down that easy.)