If you find yourself in Newark, NJ, I will be reading and in conversation with poets from Thursday, Oct 20 – Saturday, Oct 22. There are over eighty poets joining the Festival this year, and you can find the full schedule here: https://www.dodgepoetry.org/festival-events/program/full-schedule/ THURSDAY, OCT 20 9:00-10:00a: Festival Poets Reading with Wendy Barnes, Rochelle Hurt,
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On Sunday, July 31st we will present a work-in-progress libretto reading of “Post Pardon: The Opera.” Adapted from Arisa White’s eponymous poetry chapbook, published by Mouthfeel Press in 2011, “Post Pardon: The Opera” is the transgenerational apology needed to repair a Black woman’s soul. This reading will feature local artists and actors, focusing on the
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The Fugitive Creative: A Practice of Residing in Your Own Humus Soil This generative workshop engages the mind, body, and spirit in mapping out its humus—the “dark organic matter” nourishing your boldest and daring ideas. Led by Arisa White, folx will sift through their fears, inhibitions, and the social expectations that hinder creativity by participating
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