In the 1970s Lorenzo Thomas, poet, scholar, and youngest member of the Umbra workshop, wrote the lines, “We did them a fortune. We did / Them a favor just being / Ourselves inside of Them” (The Bathers, 1981), exploring through his poetry what he also examined as a scholar — the history of black art, culture, and activism, the works and worlds black artists made possible, the vibrant meaning they created or unveiled. Please join us in a celebration of his life and work, in advance of the publication of The Collected Poems of Lorenzo Thomas, with readings by A.L. Nielsen, Ras Moshe Burnett, Lydia Cortes, Patricia Spears Jones, Charles Bernstein, Erica Hunt, William J. Harris, and Tracie Morris.
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| Date | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| CAConrad: Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return | Charlottesville, VA | |
| Megan Pinto, Jimin Seo, and Spencer Williams | Brookyln, NY | |
| 2024 Jackson Poetry Prize Reading | New York, NY | |
| PSA Reading Series: Hala Alyan & Carl Phillips | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Marianne Chan: Leaving Biddle City | Charlottesville, VA | |
| Chapbook Fellowship Winners Reading: Bridget O'Bernstein, Sahar Romani & Dujie Tahat | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Luisa A. Igloria: Caulbearer | Charlottesville, VA | |
| PSA Reading Series: Rae Armantrout & Jennifer Chang | Brooklyn, NY | |
| PSA Talks: Terrance Hayes on Bob Kaufman | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Jeddie Sophronius: Love & Sambal | Charlottesville, VA |