Poets & Writers Theater
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In this Books Are Magic event, Simon Shieh reads from his debut poetry collection, Master (Sarabande Books, 2023), and speaks about the themes within his book, the power of language, and truth in poetry with Ama Codjoe, author of Bluest Nude (Milkweed Editions, 2022). Shieh is featured in “Performing the Future: Our Nineteenth Annual Look at Debut Poets” in the January/February issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Simon Shieh | Master | Sarabande Books | Ama Codjoe | Bluest Nude | Milkweed Editions | Books Are Magic | Debut Poets 2024 | January/February 2024 -
In this 92nd Street Y event, Ama Codjoe reads from her debut collection, Bluest Nude (Milkweed Editions, 2022), with an introduction by poet Nkosi Nkululeko, followed by Carl Phillips reading from his latest collection, Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007–2020 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022), with an introduction by poet Shane McCrae. Phillips won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his collection.
Tags: Poetry | Ama Codjoe | Bluest Nude | Milkweed Editions | Carl Phillips | Then the War | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Nkosi Nkululeko | Shane McCrae | 92NY | 2023 | Pulitzer Prize
