black womanhood
Browne, Mahogany L. Black Girl Magic. Roaring Brook Press, 2016.
Dove, Rita. Playlist for the Apocalypse. New York: Norton, 2021.
Francis, Vievee. Forest Primeval. Evanston: TriQuarterly Books, Northwestern University Press, 2016.
O'Neil, January Gill. "I Was Lt. Uhura." Poetry, vol. 227, no. 2, November 2025, pp. 102-103.
Tiana Clark reads from her poetry collection I Can't Talk About the Trees Without the Blood (2018) as well as two uncollected poems. This reading was originally given alongside Monica Sok.
Mahogany L. Browne reads poems from her collection I Remember Death By Its Proximity to What I Love (2021) and closes with a guided meditation.
January Gill O'Neil reads from Glitter Road (2024), as well as from Rewilding (2018) and newer poems. Many of the poems emerge from a residency in Oxford, Mississippi, and the visible reminders of racial violence and white supremacy that persist there. Other prominent themes include the joy of romantic relationships, water, and the present experiences of Black Americans.
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