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BPL Presents welcomes Edwidge Danticat, Mahogany L. Browne & Renée Watson, who lead this tribute to a true American original: the poet Nikki Giovanni. The conversation will be led by Rebecca Carroll. Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary final collection—The New Book—is a landmark of American literature which speaks to the fury and upheaval of our time, as […] |
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To commemorate the closing of Erasures: Mary Ruefle, join us for a craft talk on Ruefle’s work from the poet Mark Wunderlich. Beginning in 1998 and continuing as part of her ongoing work, former Vermont State Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle has produced a series of altered books from which she creates poetic texts in a process called erasure, which Ruefle […]
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Book Launch: Kevin Young presents Night Watch: Poems In conversation with Vinson Cunningham Wine reception to follow Award-winning poet and poetry editor of The New Yorker Kevin Young launches his newest collection Night Watch, a book of personal and American experiences, both beautiful and troubling, touching on the generative cycle of loss and renewal. Following on his exquisite Stones, Young’s new […] |
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Join us for the launch of Gbenga Adesina's debut book of poetry, Death Does Not End at the Sea, on Friday, September 5 at 144 Montague Street and via Zoom! Doors will open at 6 PM and readings will begin at 7 PM. Camonghne Felix will open for Adesina, and a Q&A with the poets will […] |
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In a world fraying at its edges – through displacement, climate threat, and spiritual fatigue – what remains sacred? What sounds, what languages, what ancestral echoes do we still carry? The Island Isn’t Silent brings together three powerful Caribbean voices, Jason Allen-Paisant, Kei Miller, and Lauren K. Alleyne, to reflect on poetry’s ability to map […]
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Side A is the first half of a two-part poetic experience exploring the vast terrain of Caribbean identity and memory. This showcase gathers two acclaimed poets whose work charts a course through personal and collective reckonings. In this intimate and ceremonial session, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Trinidadian poet and mother of the late Phife Dawg of A […]
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The Mouth of the Root: On Oral Tradition and Living Memory hosted by Derron Sandy Guest Poets: Derron Sandy (TT), Jason Allen-Paisant (JA), Rosamond S. King (TT), Kei Miller (JA), Ras Atiba (JA), Nadia Alexis (HT) Side B - The Mouth of the Root is the rhythmic counterpart to Side A’s reflective register - a […] |