The Fire This Time: A Tribute to James Baldwin with Nikky Finney, Randall Kenan, Kevin Young, et al
| When: |
Wednesday 11 February 2015 |
| Time: | 7:00 pm |
| Where: |
Lensic Performing Arts Center 211 West San Francisco Street |
| What: | Readings & Conversations event |
Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney is the author of four books of poetry and a collection of short stories, including On Wings Made of Gauze, Rice, and Heartwood. Born in South Carolina to activist parents, Finney came of...
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan is the author of a novel, A Visitation of Spirits; two works of non-fiction, Walking on Water: Black American Lives at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century and The Fire This Time; and a...
Kevin Young
Kevin Young often finds meaning and inspiration for his poetry in African American music, particularly the blues. His eight collections include Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels and Dear...
Amy Bloom
Amy Bloom is the author of three story collections and two novels, including the recent, Lucky Us of which The New York Times said, “She writes sharp, sparsely beautiful scenes that excitingly defy...
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.
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