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Archive: December 2021 (2 Posts)

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2021 National Book Festival Highlights: Poetry

Posted by: Anne Holmes

This week we highlight our poetry programs from the 2021 Festival, including conversations with Nikki Giovanni ("Make Me Rain"); francine j. harris ("Here Is the Sweet Hand") and Patrick Rosal ("The Last Thing"); and Claudia Rankine ("Just Us"), Phillip B. Williams ("Mutiny") and Kevin Young ("African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song").

Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Highlights, Poetry, Programs