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Hosted by the Youth Advisory Council(YAC) of Young Chicago Authors(YCA), Poets in A Pod is opening up meaningful dialogue between the current leaders impacting the lives of young people, and the young people themselves. Follow YAC as they interview the leaders of Chicago's poetry hub, community organizers, and other people that play a role in how young creative voices travel and make impact.

A masterpiece of American individualism, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience is considered by many to be one of the most important pieces of political and philosophical writings ever produced by an American. Thoreau wrote the essay because of his opposition to slavery and the Mexican-American War. When the government engages in actions that are unjust, he believed that citizens should completely withdraw their support of the government and stop paying taxes, even if it results in imprisonment or violence.