National Book Award-nominated poet Danez Smith introduces us to a young Langston Hughes as the unknown 18-year-old poet sets off on a train for Mexico City to pursue funding ... as he pens musical verse poetry and co-writes a play with Duke Ellington ... and as he celebrates love as a tool of liberation.
| Where: | Student Union Sabino (Seats 87)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Tent (following presentation)
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| Genres: | Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction, Poetry |
| Moderator: | Raquel Gutiérrez |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Bank of America |
Danez Smith is the author of four poetry collections including "Bluff," "Homie" and "Don’t Call Us Dead." Danez was won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and has been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award....
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