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Archival Reproductive Poetics: A Poetry Reading and Discussion
(Special Event)
6:30-7:30 pm: Reception (appetizers, wine, non-alcoholic beverages)
7:30-9:00 pm: Archival Reproductive Poetics: a Poetry Reading & Discussion by Kwoya Maples and Abby Minor
Kwoya Fagin Maples is the author of Mend, a collection of poems that tell the story of the birth of obstetrics and gynecology in America and the role black enslaved women played in that process. Mend was a finalist for the 2019 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry.
Abby Minor is the author of As I Said: A Dissent, a collection of long documentary poems concerning abortion, embodiment, justice, and citizenship in U.S. history. She also supports grassroots efforts to destigmatize abortion through her work with Abortion Conversation Projects.
To attend via Zoom, please click on this link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjtR2bo4e1XlPltkDHYfAIKWbL7tB_F3Q3g34vFIaCTBx9BA/viewform
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