Ancestors and Inheritances: Legacies of Black Poetry

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Ancestors and Inheritances: Legacies of Black Poetry

Furious Flower invites you to join us for a celebration of the rich legacy of Black poetry! In Ancestors and Inheritances: Legacies of Black Poetry, contributors to the third Furious Flower anthology, Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of Black Poetry, will read from their work and share how ideas of legacy impact their poetry and process.

This streamed event features: F. Douglas Brown, Dominique Christina, Toi Derricotte, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Terrance Hayes, DaMaris Hill,  Tyehimba Jess, Fred Joiner, Meta DuEwa Jones, Nate Marshall, Clint Smith, with remarks by Rita Dove, Parneshia Jones, and Joanne Gabbin.