Sabatini Sloan, Aisha

Aisha Sabatini Sloan

February 10, 2014

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Cybele Knowles

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Aisha Sabatini Sloan

February 10, 2014

Photographer

Cybele Knowles

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November 17, 2022 - 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.

February 10, 2014 - Aisha Sabatini Sloan

Aisha Sabatini Sloan reads an early version of "Ocean Park No. 6," titled after a painting by Richard Diebenkorn. "Ocean Park No. 6" would go on to be published in the essay collection Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit.

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