The Fire This Time: A Tribute to James Baldwin with Nikky Finney, Randall Kenan, Kevin Young, et al.
| When: | Wednesday 11 February 2015 |
| Where: |
Lensic Performing Arts Center
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| What: | Readings & Conversations event |
About this Event
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.—James Baldwin
James Baldwin (1924-1987) the great American novelist, poet, essayist, playwright, and social critic is celebrated in an evening of readings by poets and writers Amy Bloom, Nikky Finney, Randall Kenan, and Kevin Young.
Photos from this event are available on Flickr.
Audio from this Event
The Fire This Time: A James Baldwin Tribute, 11 February 2015 | Duration: 1:45:08Video from this Event
Amy Bloom read from the work of James Baldwin after an introduction by Kevin Young, 11 February 2015.
Nikky Finney read from the work of James Baldwin, 11 February 2015.
Randall Kenan read from the work of James Baldwin, 11 February 2015.
Kevin Young read from the work of James Baldwin, 11 February 2015.
Conversation on James Baldwin with Amy Bloom, Nikky Finney, Randall Kenan, and Kevin Young, 11 February 2015.
Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney is the author of five books of poetry and a collection of short stories, including On Wings Made of Gauze, Rice, Heartwood, and her latest collection Lovechild’s Hot Bed of Occasional...
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan (1963-2020) was the author of a novel, A Visitation of Spirits; two works of nonfiction, Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century and The Fire This...
Kevin Young
Kevin Young is poetry editor for the New Yorker and the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. He is the author of thirteen books of poetry and prose, including, most...
Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom is the author of the novels Lucky Us, Away, and White Houses, and several short story collections including Come to Me, a children’s book, and a collection of essays. She’s been a nominee...
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