Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden

Name: Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden
Start: 2017-03-31T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2017-03-31T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh

Friday, March 31, 2017 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

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Borrowing from Romare Bearden’s aesthetic palette and inspired by his Odysseus series, Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden (Northwestern University Press/TriQuarterly Books) gathers, for the first time, poems from 35 of the most revered African diaspora poets in the United States.

Join award-winning editors and contributors Kwame Dawes, Matthew Shenoda, Chris Abani, and more for a reading and discussion of Romare Bearden’s power and influence in the contemporary artistic world. Book signing to follow.

This program is organized by Northwestern University Press.

Cost: Free and Open to All

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