Reader
Date
Sponsors
UA Poetry Center
Reading Series
Location
Poetry Center
Tyehimba Jess
Tyehimba Jess reads historical persona poems from leadbelly (2005) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning Olio (2016), including the full sonnet sequence about the McKoy twins from Olio. He also discusses the research behind Olio and the complex forms he uses throughout the collection, particularly his syncopated sonnets.
