CLOSE READINGS IN A VIRTUAL SPACE: with Danez Smith
This free, participatory event (taking place via Zoom) features Danez Smith, one of Flow Chart’s favorite poets, leading an intimate, virtual group thinking-and-reading-through of “palindrome” by Nate Marshall. Neither explicitly teaching nor explaining, our special guest poet will serve as your expert tour-guide to explore this featured poem as a group.
Whether already well-versed in the “close reading” of poems or having never been quite sure you’ve been “getting it,” CLOSE READINGS IN A VIRTUAL SPACE provides a digital gathering for taking a refreshing deep dive into poetry.
Actively participate or simply listen and learn!
The event will last about an hour and conclude with a brief reading of poetry by our special guest poet.
Danez Smith is the author of four collections including Homie, Don’t Call Us Dead, and their most recent collection Bluff. Their work has been awarded the UK’s Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and has been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critic Circle Award, and the National Book Award. Former co-host of the Webby nominated podcast VS, they live in Minneapolis near their people.
Photographer: Hieu Minh Nguyen
