Danez Smith: Poetry Reading/Book Signing
Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts St
Lawrence
KS
38.97156738040372
-95.23567127158785
Description
READING: Don't Call Us Dead
Danez Smith
﾿ Poet, Performer, Playwright, Teaching Artist
7:00pm Tuesday, April 3 | Liberty Hall
Supported by the Raven Bookstore, the
Department of English, the Department of American Studies, the
Department of African & African-American Studies, the Langston
Hughes Center, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Office of
Diversity and Equity, the Hall Center for the Humanities, the Department of Women, Gender , and Sexuality Studies, KU Libraries, the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity, the Project on the History of Black Writing, and The
Commons
Danez Smith's work as a black and queer poet, transcends arbitrary boundaries to present work that grips, dismantles oppressive constructs, and strikes on the human heart. Often centered around intersections of race, class, sexuality, faith, and social justice -- Danez uses rhythm, fierce raw power, and imagery to re-imagine the world as they take it apart. A recipient of the 2017 NEA fellowship for poetry, Danez has performed on stages abroad & all over the US; recently they were a featured performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Their work has been published widely on platforms including The New York Times, Poetry Magazine, Beloit Poetry Journal, Blavity, Buzzfeed, and Ploughshares. Danez is the 2016 winner of the Kate Tufts Poetry Award, 2016 Hopwood Awardee, and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. Smith’s second full-length collection Don't Call Us Dead was nominated for the National Book Award, published by Graywolf Press (September, 2017).
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