"let the dead in" Poetry Reading with Saida Agostini
Location
University Center : 312
Date & Time
October 17, 2022, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Description
This event is organized by the Department of Psychology and the Department of Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies. Original event posted here.
let the dead in Poetry Reading with Saida Agostini
Saida Agostini, queer Afro-Guyanese poet
Saida Agostini, a queer Afro-Guyanese poet, trauma-informed social worker, cultural worker, and facilitator.
Agostini released her first collection of poems, let the dead in March 2022. These poems explore themes of Black queer liberation, pleasure, intimate partner violence, intergenerational trauma, Guyanese mythology, and fatness. During the event she will give a poetry reading followed by a Q&A with a moderator before opening the conversation to audience participation.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Dresher Center for Humanities
Agostini released her first collection of poems, let the dead in March 2022. These poems explore themes of Black queer liberation, pleasure, intimate partner violence, intergenerational trauma, Guyanese mythology, and fatness. During the event she will give a poetry reading followed by a Q&A with a moderator before opening the conversation to audience participation.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Dresher Center for Humanities
For more information, please contact Nkiru Nnawulezi, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology - nnawulez@umbc.edu.
Image description:Saida Agostini, a Afro-Guyunese woman, is wearing a gown with a dark brown top and tannish-brown skirt. She has long hair in a braid and is sitting in front of a fireplace.
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