Amiri Baraka reads four of his poems: “In Town,” “Lowkus,” “Play Dat,” and “Who Blew Up America?” On June 23 Baraka joined poets Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady and Natasha Trethewey for a joint reading by Cave Canem and City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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In this video from 2010′s Cave Canem reading, poet and Cave Canem fellow Colleen J McElroy reads four of her poems: “Military Woman Evolution,” “R & R,” “Fairytales,” and “Caught in the Crosswalk.”
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On Thursday June 23, City of Asylum/Pittsburgh partnered with the African-American poetry collective Cave Canem to host a reading with poets Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, Natasha Trethewey, and Amiri Baraka.
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This poem, from his book The Gathering of My Name, is Cornelius Eady’s response to Sampsonia Way‘s request for a personal story that spoke of his belief in Cave Canem, the organization of African-American poets he co-founded with fellow poet Toi Derricotte.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh partners with Cave Canem to host a poetry reading with Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, Natasha Trethewey and Amiri Baraka.
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Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month, spent most of his life collecting Black writings and artifacts to educate about African Americans’ impact on history. Likewise, in celebration of Black History Month, Sampsonia Way recognizes the African American authors who have contributed their transformative words to our pages.
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This week’s featured poet is Toi Derricotte. As both a nationally-recognized poet and English professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Derricotte co-founded Cave Canem and serves on the board of directors for City of Asylum/Pittsburgh. Cave Canem offers a home for African-American poetry and aims to help colored poets grow both artistically and professionally.
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