Poet Saretta Morgan; and archivist, visual artist, and activist, Bekezela Mguni lead a creative writing workshop in response to the Hillman Library exhibit, Ferguson Voices.
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Terrance Hayes & Rickey Laurentiis Reading and Q&A
Terrance Hayes and Rickey Laurentiis read their poetry; Dawn Lundy Martin leads Q&A.
Terrance Hayes Writing Workshop in Homewood
Terrance Hayes leads an interactive writing workshop in the neighborhood of Homewood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Tracy K. Smith at the Carnegie Lecture Hall
Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tracy K. Smith, reads and is interviewed by CAAPP Director and Co-Founder Dawn Lundy Martin.
Tracy K. Smith Reads at The Hill District Carnegie Library
Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tracy K. Smith, shares her work at The Hill District Carnegie Library.
The Black Ecstatic
Fatima Jamal, Rickey Laurentiis, Airea D. Matthews, Roger Reeves, Safiya Sinclair, and Devon Shimoyama present their writing and artworks. In partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum.
Jonah Mixon-Webster Reads from His Debut Poetry Collection "Stereo(TYPE)" @ PITT
Jonah Mixon-Webster, a poet-educator and conceptual/sound artist, reads from his debut collection, Stereo(TYPE). It was selected by Tyrone Williams for the 2017 Sawtooth Poetry Prize ...
Jonah Mixon-Webster Reads from His Debut Poetry Collection "Stereo(TYPE)" @ BOOM Concepts
Jonah Mixon-Webster, a poet-educator and conceptual/sound artist, reads from his debut collection, Stereo(TYPE). It was selected by Tyrone Williams for the 2017 Sawtooth...
Because Blackness Like Poetry Means Many Things: Celebrating Cave Canem
Marvelous interdisciplinary artists Samiya Bashir, Eisa Davis, Ruth Ellen Kocher, and avery r. young perform at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in celebration of Cave Canem.
Black Futures: Laylah Ali & Carl Phillips
Visual artist Laylah Ali, and poets Rickey Laurentiis, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Carl Phillips engage in a conversation about desire, eros, and violence as part of the artistic process.
Black Futures: Fred Moten and LaToya Ruby Frazier
The Center for African American Poetry and Poetics hosts poet and scholar Fred Moten, and photographer and MacArthur fellow Latoya Ruby Frazier at the University of Pittsburgh's Heinz Chapel....
Black Futures | A Tribute to Thaddeus Mosley with Douglas Kearney, francine j. harris, Ronaldo V. Wilson, and r. erica doyle
r. erica doyle, francine j. harris, Douglas Kearney, and Ronaldo V. Wilson present poetic responses to the sculpture of Thaddeus Mosley, recipient of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and...
Black Futures: LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Renee Gladman, John Keene, & Val Jeanty
Photos of the sonic lecture performed by Latasha N. Nevada Diggs and Val Jeanty, and readings by Renee Gladman, and John Keene.
The Next Generation of Black Poets: Cave Canem Fellows and Friends
Photography of the amazing reading at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater with Aziza Barnes, Tyree Daye, Aricka Foreman, Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, Kamden Hilliard, Jayson P. Smith, and DJ Marissa...
Alt(e)ar: A Multimedia Installation & Performance
Experimental visual artist Aya Rodriguez-Izumi and performing artist and writer Kiyan Williams come together to create a stunning visual experience and performance to test the perceptions and...