This WexCast features original poems by local poets that were read as part of the January 2025 Sonnets and Cinema film series. Guest curated by poet, Matter News columnist, and Streetlight Guild founder Scott Woods, the series focused on three documentaries that touch on the question of whether art can change the world. Each screening was preceded by readings by Woods and another Columbus poet: Sayuri Ayers for Jodorowsky’s Dune, Aaron Alsop for Museum Town, and Hanif Abdurraqib for Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. Woods also offers an introduction to each film and shares his thinking behind the selections. In case you missed the films, links to watch each are in the blog post that accompanies this podcast at wexarts.org/blog.