Bearden’s Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden
When:
Friday, March 31, 2017
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free and Open to All
Contact:
Lindsay Bosch
(847) 467-4602
Group: Block Museum of Art
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
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.