Attend the Poetry & the Creative Mind virtual gala on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, hosted by Jericho Brown, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.
In January 2024, Brown was elected Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.
2020 Pulitzer prize-winning poet Jericho Brown Reads “The Tradition.”
Poetry & the Creative Mind features readings by legendary actors, artists, dancers, musicians, and other notable public figures. The event will include readings by Courtney B. Vance, Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, and many others.
This month, we also take time to celebrate the brilliance of poets like Maya Angelou, Audre Lorde, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright. Their words transcend time, inspiring us to reflect, learn, and appreciate the diverse stories that weave our collective narrative. Read their works at poets.org.
Register for Poetry & the Creative Mind, a free, virtual event, by going to pcm24.eventbrite.com.
Poem
The night is beautiful,
So the faces of my people.
The stars are beautiful,
So the eyes of my people.
Beautiful, also, is the sun.
Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people.
From The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes (Alfred A. Knopf, 1926)
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