Ama Codjoe, poet
Aracelis Girmay, poet
Aja Monet, poet
Najee Omar, poet
Join poets from across the country as they reflect on the objects, themes, and ideas presented in the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, which features approximately 50 ceramic objects from Old Edgefield District, South Carolina, a center of stoneware production in the decades before the American Civil War. The poets perform work created specifically in response to the exhibition, within the exhibition space.
Gallery 955, Robert Lehman Wing. Space is limited; first come, first served.
Masks are strongly recommended, but not required.
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Sign Language–interpreted