Black Poetics, Black Worldbuilding

Part of Litquake Writers Weekend

Co-moderated by Lyn Patterson and Vincente Perez, this session considers Black poetics as a world-building phenomenon. In the lineage of Black poets like Henry Dumas and June Jordan, panelists Darius Simpson and Nefertiti Asanti write against the Human, write towards Black eco-poetics, and write as political education to form critical practices of viewing, listening, and being. Hear how they use poetry to dissect and analyze the worlds of white supremacy, settler-colonialism, and heteropatriarchy, charting a path towards alternative worlds and possibilities. FREE, $10–15 suggested donation

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

San Francisco Public Library, Saroyan Gallery, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States