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Rats and Unpolished Drafts: Getting Intimate with Elizabeth Acevedo

Angie Cruz and Elizabeth Acevedo
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - 12:59
CAAPP intern Alayna Powell reviews the final event of Wit(h)ness: A CAAPP Study on Black Intimacy.
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Dichotomies and Dualities: A Review of t’ai freedom ford’s & more black

Friday, May 1, 2020 - 13:29
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics intern Danielle Dudak reviews t'ai freedom ford's newest collection, & more black.
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COVID-19 Resources

Friday, April 10, 2020 - 16:43
Poetry is here for us, but sometimes it is not enough. We have compiled a running list of resources, emergency grants, and relief funds.
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The Politics of Construction and Habits of Reading: An Interview with Tyrone Williams

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 06:11
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Intern Joseph Gunho Jang interviews Tyrone Williams on influences, the construction of his books, form, the avant-garde, and new work.
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The Art of the Poetic Playlist

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 10:47
The act of constructing a playlist is not that unlike the act of constructing a poem.
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Art Lend Interview with Jameelah Platt

Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 12:35
The Center for African American Poetry and Poetics’ Lend Art Initiative displays work generously loaned to the Center. Currently all the work featured is by local Pittsburgh artists. Our intern Sarah Morris is interviewing these artists to learn more about them and their work. Here, Jameelah Platt gives us some insight:
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The Process of Self-Naming: An Interview with Malcolm Friend

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 09:54
Center for African American Poetry and Poetics intern, Drue Denmon, interviews Afro-Caribbean poet Malcolm Friend on the eve of the release of his full-length debut collection of poetry.
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The World Does Not Owe You Indigo: A Book Review of Jacqueline Allen Trimble's "American Happiness"

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 10:17
The Center for African American Poetry and Poetics' stellar intern, Drue Denmon, reviews Jacqueline Allen Trimble's recent poetry collection, "American Happiness."
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No Code-Switching Here!: How Audiences Benefit From Unapologetic Black Art

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 15:58
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Black Futures: A Conversation with Laylah Ali, Carl Phillips, and Jessica Lanay

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 - 11:48
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Cultivating an Inner Space: An Interview with Hannah Eko

Friday, March 23, 2018 - 11:55
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Free Is Not a Negro Doused in White: Charif Shanahan's INTO EACH ROOM WE ENTER WITHOUT KNOWING

Monday, August 7, 2017 - 16:17
Charif Shanahan's INTO EACH ROOM WE ENTER WITHOUT KNOWING | Reviewed by CAAPP Assistant Director Lauren Russell
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A Facebook Live Interview with M. Nourbese Philip

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 16:24
The Center for African American Poetry and Poetics' Graduate Student Assistant, Jessica Lanay Moore, interviews M. NourbeSe Philip, author of "ZONG!" Philip discusses the place of her publication in contemporary conversations about race, history, and joy.
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A Facebook Live Interview with Christian Campbell

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 15:52
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Running the Dusk with Christian Campbell | An Interview

Monday, March 13, 2017 - 15:28
The Center for African American Poetry and Poetics' Graduate Student Assistant, Jessica Lanay Moore, interviews poet, essayist, and critic Christian Campbell. Written interview edited by David Wade.
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