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A recording of our digital reading of poetry, fiction, and essays from our annual literary anthology, with ASL interpreting. To celebrate the release of
Boston Review s annual Arts in Society issue,
Ancestors, we hosted a digital reading from contributors, featuring poetry, fiction, memoir, and essays. This was the third in our series of events to celebrate the book’s release, with the first and second also viewable on our site.
ASL interpreting was provided by Susan Pacheco-Correa and Selena Flowers of Pro Bono ASL, and the evening was hosted by
Boston Review Arts Editor Adam McGee and Contributing Arts Editor Ivelisse Rodriguez.
Contributors’ Notes
Hussain Ahmed is a Nigerian poet and environmentalist. His poems and translations are featured or forthcoming in
Poetry,
AzonaL,
Sara Backer’s first book of poetry,
Such Luck (Flowstone Press, 2019), follows two poetry chapbooks:
Scavenger Hunt (dancing girl press, 2018) and
Bicycle Lotus (Left Fork, 2015). Her honors include the 2019 Plough Poetry Prize competition, eight Pushcart nominations, and fellowships from the Norton Island and Djerassi Resident Artists Programs. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, lives in New Hampshire, and reads for the
Maine Review. Point,
Marianne Boruch’s tenth book of poetry is
The Anti-Grief (Copper Canyon Press, 2019). She has written three essay collections about poetry, most recently
Event description
Digital reading of poetry, fiction, and essays from Boston Review’s annual literary issue, ‘Ancestors,’ with ASL interpreting About this event
Boston Review s annual Arts in Society issue,
Ancestors, join us for a digital reading from contributors, featuring poetry, fiction, memoir, and essays.
ASL interpreting will be provided by Pro Bono ASL, and texts will be available for reading along.
Hosted by
Boston Review Arts Editor Adam McGee and Contributing Arts Editor Ivelisse Rodriguez.
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