Exploring Beauty with Cento Poems
In the Cento form, lines from different sources stand next to each other to create new narratives. Because this exercise forces participants to focus closely on their favorite lines from...
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History Revealed: We Are Meant to Rise
ZoomHistory Revealed is a panel discussion of We Are Meant to Rise in the East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society's new series “Making Minnesota” which will explore the often untold stories, histories and experiences of the immigrant, African American and Indigenous communities that make up our most diverse county. Editors Carolyn...
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Embracing Our Roots
This event has been cancelled for the month of January. Please stay tuned for more information about February's Embracing Our Roots conversation with two Black writers. Embracing Our Roots is a conversation with Black writers. In the Spirit of Sankofa, this speaker series reaches back into the history of the Black literary arts in...
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Writing Love Letters to Ourselves
Virtual EventThis workshop is about writing love letters to ourselves. We need healing. We invite people to acknowledge and show love and understanding to themselves. Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay is a...
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Anthology Reading: We Are Meant to Rise
ZoomThe Soul Bone Literary Festival is hosting a reading of the anthology We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World, edited by Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura. This reading will feature Anika Fajardo, Ezekiel Joubert III, Mary Moore Easter, and Mona Susan Power. Carolyn Holbrook will introduce. REGISTER HERE. The...
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Embracing Our Roots: John Wright and Brittany Delaney
ZoomAfter the uprisings for George Floyd and Daunte Wright, sharing knowledge inter-generationally is more important than ever. Join us for monthly conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders and culture bearers in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s Black literary history, On Thursday, February 17, 2022, Spoken Word Artist/Arts Educator,...
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More Than A Single Story: Place
ZoomThe Loft continues its collaboration with More Than A Single Story with a discussion centered around place. What does location—the block, the protest site, and so forth—have to do with art? And what can art do in those spaces? This panel brings together a diverse panel of artist activists who engage with art making in...
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Winter Reads: We Are Meant to Rise Panel Discussion
ZoomCarolyn Holbrook, Ed Bok Lee, and Alexs Pate will read from and discuss their writing in the powerful new book, We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World (University of Minnesota Press, 2021). This collection features Indigenous writers and writers of color discussing racism in Minnesota, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Embracing Our Roots: Genesia Williams in conversation with Mary Moore Easter
ZoomAfter the uprisings for George Floyd and Daunte Wright, sharing knowledge inter-generationally is more important than ever. Join us for monthly conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders and culture bearers in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s Black literary history. On Thursday, March 17, 2022, poet, graphic designer and...
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‘We Are Meant to Rise’ Panel Reading and Discussion (Hamline)
Facebook LivePlease join Hamline faculty Carolyn Holbrook, Sun Yung Shin and Erin Sharkey, and Hamline graduate Kevin Yang as they share their writing from the powerful new anthology, "We Are Meant to Rise: Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World" (University of Minnesota Press), a brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience...
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