Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters Today

LFLA joins the nationwide celebration of 250 years of African American poetry...

Thursday, January 28, 5pm
Lift Every Voice:
Why African American Poetry Matters
Kevin Young
With Amanda Gorman, Kris Bowers, Robin Coste Lewis, Safiya Sinclair


As part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles joins the nationwide celebration of 250 years of African American poetry, on the occasion of the release of Kevin Young's anthology. This program will include a special reading of these poems that address questions of identity, race, place, voice and the richness and diversity of African American poetic imagination.

African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle & Song is the centerpiece of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters. Across a turbulent history, from such vital centers as Harlem, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the Bay Area, Black poets created a rich and multifaceted tradition that has been both a reckoning with American realities and an imaginative response to them. Capturing the power and beauty of this diverse tradition in a single indispensable volume, African American Poetry reveals as never before its centrality and its challenge to American poetry and culture.

We will send a reservation reminder before the event with the Zoom link. Please note: the Library Foundation of Los Angeles makes every effort to ensure high quality digital programming, but is not responsible for technical difficulties caused by Zoom or from program participants.

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