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Date
Sponsors
UA Poetry Center, UA Creative Writing Program
Reading Series
Location
Poetry Center
MFA 50th Anniversary: Aisha Sabatini Sloan
Aisha Sabatini Sloan, an alumna of the UA MFA Creative Writing program, reads from her book-length essay Borealis (2021). In this excerpt from the book, Sabatini Sloan details her travel to Homer, Alaska, and how the stark landscape interacts with her identity as a Black, queer woman. Sabatini Sloan's writing also incorporates references to pop culture and Black artists. This reading was originally given alongside Cara Blue Adams and Alberto Ríos to celebrate the MFA program's 50th anniversary.
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Welcome
Description
by Kate Bernheimer
Video file
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Excerpt from Borealis
Description
Differs from published version.
Reader
Citation
Sabatini Sloan, Aisha. Borealis. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 2021, pp. 1-12.
