Donika Kelly - April 7, 2022

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Kelly, Donika
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UA Poetry Center

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Spring Reading Series
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UA Poetry Center
Donika Kelly

Donika Kelly reads from her first two books, Bestiary (2016) and The Renunciations (2021). She closes by reading several recent, uncollected poems.

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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_01.mp4
Welcome and Introduction
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by Diana Marie Delgado

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Kelly, Donika
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_02.mp4
Opening remarks
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by Donika Kelly

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Kelly, Donika
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_03.mp4
"Out West"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

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animals
landscapes
western united states
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_04.mp4
"Fourth Grade Autobiography"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

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childhood
los angeles
sexual abuse
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_05.mp4
"Love Poem: Pegasus"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

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Greek mythology
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_06.mp4
"Self-Portrait as a Door"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_07.mp4
"Archaeology"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. Bestiary. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

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fathers
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_08.mp4
"Dear— (We come from abundance)"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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epistolary
epistolary poem
poetic sequence
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_09.mp4
"In the Chapel of St. Mary's"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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love poem
faith
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_10.mp4
"Oracle"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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fathers
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_11.mp4
"Donika Questions the Oracle"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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fathers
childhood
poverty
loss
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_12.mp4
"Portrait of My Father as a Winged Boar"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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Greek mythology
fathers
abuse
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_13.mp4
"From The Catalogue of Cruelty"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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childhood
fathers
violence
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_14.mp4
"Sighting: Virtue"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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divorce
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_15.mp4
"Dear— (Your voice, broken as a body)"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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loss
relationships
romantic relationships
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_16.mp4
"Hymn"
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_17.mp4
"Sighting: Tarot"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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friendship
friendships
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_18.mp4
"The moon rose over the bay. I had a lot of feelings."
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Kelly, Donika
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Kelly, Donika. The Renunciations. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2021.

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change
self
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_19.mp4
"I grew angry. I suffered. I resolved."
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Kelly, Donika
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Uncollected.

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opera
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_20.mp4
"Breach"
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Kelly, Donika
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Uncollected.

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whales
england
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"I did not mention the moon, but it too showed out."
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Kelly, Donika
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Uncollected.

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moon
astronomy
nights
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kelly-donika_04-07-2022_22.mp4
"What Is the Measure"
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Kelly, Donika
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Uncollected.

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love poem
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Donika Kelly smiles, wearing a white shirt printed with blue leaves
Donika Kelly
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Paola Valenzuela
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