Name: AGAINST HEAVEN: A poetry reading by Kemi Alabi
Start: 2023-02-21T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-02-21
Location: Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

AGAINST HEAVEN: A poetry reading by Kemi Alabi

African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program

Kemi believes in the world-shifting power of words and the radical imaginations of Black queer and trans people.

Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground

Kemi Alabi Against HeavenKemi Alabi (they/them) is the author of Against Heaven, selected by Claudia Rankine as winner of the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award.Kemi believes in the world-shifting power of words and the radical imaginations of Black queer and trans people.Co-sponsored by the Learn More Series; Philosophy; Political Science; English; African Studies; Women&#x27;s, Gender, &amp; Sexuality Studies; and the Writing ProgramMasks Strongly EncouragedTo request accommodations, please contact ihowen@bu.edu by or before Feb. 1, 2023To join us virtually, please register here for the Zoom link: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/kemi2023" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">tinyurl.com/kemi2023</a>

Portrait by <a href="https://www.toyabeacham.com/bio" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toya Beacham</a>

AGAINST HEAVEN: A poetry reading by Kemi Alabi

More events from African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program

Follow organizers to get events picked for you

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Brookline and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

AGAINST HEAVEN: A poetry reading by Kemi Alabi

More events from African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program

Follow organizers to get events picked for you

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Brookline and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.