Janice N Harrington Visiting authors series, december 2, 2024, from writers & books( wab.org visiting authors )janice n. harrington: yard show (boa editions, 2024) with p. The poet will be joined in conversation by boa editions publisher peter conners. black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place within the midwestern united states.
Janice N Harrington Black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place within the midwestern united states. Date: december 2, 2024 ⏰ time: 7:30 pm 8:15 pm est location: virtual event tickets: free – $20.00 in yard show, harrington beautifully weaves black history, cultural expression, and the natural world into a tapestry of poetry that celebrates belonging and place within the midwestern united states. At the heart of janice harrington’s monumental collection is the yard show: an african american vernacular aesthetic practice of cultivating and decorating outdoor space, making use of reclaimed and repurposed objects—the detritus, both natural and man made, of everyday life. In janice n. harrington’s new collection, yard work is a form of making specific to black women, an art like harrington’s own art of poetry: to hone a word sharp enough to stake claim or uproot.
Janice N Harrington At the heart of janice harrington’s monumental collection is the yard show: an african american vernacular aesthetic practice of cultivating and decorating outdoor space, making use of reclaimed and repurposed objects—the detritus, both natural and man made, of everyday life. In janice n. harrington’s new collection, yard work is a form of making specific to black women, an art like harrington’s own art of poetry: to hone a word sharp enough to stake claim or uproot. Award winning poet janice n. harrington will read selections from her latest book, yard show, accompanied by musician charles “chip” mcneill and student musicians from the university of illinois school of music. both artists are faculty at the university of illinois. The poet will be joined in conversation by boa editions publisher peter conners. black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place within the midwestern united states. Janice n. harrington’s yard show is a study of the relationships between private yard and public commons, personal history and natural history, midwestern black identity and american national identity. Black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place in the midwestern united states. in conversation with african american yard shows, harrington's lyrical and experimental poems speak to the black american imagination.
Janice N Harrington Award winning poet janice n. harrington will read selections from her latest book, yard show, accompanied by musician charles “chip” mcneill and student musicians from the university of illinois school of music. both artists are faculty at the university of illinois. The poet will be joined in conversation by boa editions publisher peter conners. black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place within the midwestern united states. Janice n. harrington’s yard show is a study of the relationships between private yard and public commons, personal history and natural history, midwestern black identity and american national identity. Black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place in the midwestern united states. in conversation with african american yard shows, harrington's lyrical and experimental poems speak to the black american imagination.
Janice N Harrington Janice n. harrington’s yard show is a study of the relationships between private yard and public commons, personal history and natural history, midwestern black identity and american national identity. Black history, cultural expression, and the natural world fuse in janice n. harrington’s yard show to investigate how black americans have shaped a sense of belonging and place in the midwestern united states. in conversation with african american yard shows, harrington's lyrical and experimental poems speak to the black american imagination.
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