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Hear Us Now: Poets Respond to Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina

Poets from across the country reflect on the objects, themes, and ideas presented in the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina.

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.

Ama Codjoe, poet
Aracelis Girmay, poet
Aja Monet, poet
Najee Omar, poet