Many times I've thought to myself, what if? What if we spoke like every word mattered, wrote like the world was reading, and lived like each moment just might create life for someone who is here or is to come.

For the last seven years, poet, writer and activist Tara Bracco has been bringing together a diverse dynamic group to highlight issues of injustice through the power of spoken word and I've had the pleasure of being a part of that group. Packed crowds at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Ars Nova Theater and now the Bowery Poetry Club have heard passionate and powerful performances about equal wages, preserving the environment, healthcare and more; and this year promises to be no different as the best poets in the city raise their voices to focus on the world water crisis.

On Saturday, April 25th, Poetic People Power will present its 7th annual show titled "Tapped Out: Words About The Water Crisis." Poets will premiere new works about the privatization of water, the dangers facing freshwater, and its growing scarcity. Join us as NYC's politically engaged artists advocate for the right to water for all people.

The show will feature poets Tara Bracco, Erica R. DeLaRosa, Andy Emeritz, Frantz Jerome, Angela Kariotis, Dot Portella and me, Jonathan Walton. This one-night only event will take place at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City at 7pm. Admission is $10. For more information, please visit poeticpeoplepower.com .