A viral headline recently asked, "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" In yet another era of sexism and misogyny, what kind of intervention can poetry make? Hear from three visionary poets who confront everyday injustices and cultural crises in their writing to affirm a more equal world.
| Where: | Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Poetry |
| Moderator: | Estella Gonzalez |
Jami Macarty is the author of "The Long Now Conditions Permit," winner of the 2023 Test Site Poetry Prize, and "The Minuses," winner of the 2020 New Mexico/Arizona Book Award-Poetry Arizona. She has also published four chapbooks, including "The Whole Catastrophe" and "Mind of Spring," winner of the 2017 Vallum Chapbook Award....
Danielle P. Williams is a Black and Chamorro poet, translator, essayist, and spoken word artist from Columbia, South Carolina. She received her Bachelor's degree in Arts Administration from Elon University and MFA in poetry from George Mason University....
Felicia Zamora is the author of eight books of poetry including, "Murmuration Archives," "Interstitial Archaeology," "I Always Carry My Bones," winner of the 2020 Iowa Poetry Prize and the 2022 Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; "Body of Render," Benjamin Saltman Award winner; and "Of Form & Gather," Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize winner....
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