Crossfire: A Litany for Survival with Staceyann Chin
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** UPDATE: The event will be livestreamed on UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center's Facebook page: facebook.com/uicwlrc! **
Join us for an evening of performance and conversation with powerhouse poet and performer Staceyann Chin, celebrating the release of her first full-length collection, Crossfire: A Litany for Survival.
About our special guest:
Poet, actor, and performing artist Staceyann Chin is the author of the new poetry collection Crossfire: A Litany For Survival, the critically acclaimed memoir The Other Side of Paradise, cowriter and original performer in the Tony Award–winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, and author of the one-woman shows Hands Afire, Unspeakable Things, Border/Clash, and MotherStruck. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and 60 Minutes, and her poetry been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post. She proudly identifies as Caribbean, Black, Asian, lesbian, a woman, and a resident of New York City, as well as a Jamaican national.
Hosted by the UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center, Center for Student Involvement, Gender and Women's Studies at UIC, African American Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC Honors College, UIC Department of English, and UIC Gender & Sexuality Center in celebration of Women's History Month.
Don't miss our intimate lunch with Staceyann Chin on March 12: go.uic.edu/staceyann
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The Hull-House Museum Residents’ Dining Hall is fully accessible on both floors. Wheelchair access to the Residents’ Dining Hall is in the rear of the building. From the rear of the Hull-House Mansion, proceed along the covered walkway to the glass door.
Join us for an evening of performance and conversation with powerhouse poet and performer Staceyann Chin, celebrating the release of her first full-length collection, Crossfire: A Litany for Survival.
About our special guest:
Poet, actor, and performing artist Staceyann Chin is the author of the new poetry collection Crossfire: A Litany For Survival, the critically acclaimed memoir The Other Side of Paradise, cowriter and original performer in the Tony Award–winning Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, and author of the one-woman shows Hands Afire, Unspeakable Things, Border/Clash, and MotherStruck. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and 60 Minutes, and her poetry been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post. She proudly identifies as Caribbean, Black, Asian, lesbian, a woman, and a resident of New York City, as well as a Jamaican national.
Hosted by the UIC Women's Leadership and Resource Center, Center for Student Involvement, Gender and Women's Studies at UIC, African American Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC Honors College, UIC Department of English, and UIC Gender & Sexuality Center in celebration of Women's History Month.
Don't miss our intimate lunch with Staceyann Chin on March 12: go.uic.edu/staceyann
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The Hull-House Museum Residents’ Dining Hall is fully accessible on both floors. Wheelchair access to the Residents’ Dining Hall is in the rear of the building. From the rear of the Hull-House Mansion, proceed along the covered walkway to the glass door.
