MY BODY, MY COUNTRY: A POETRY READING APRIL 18
*Free Event*Everyone Welcome*Stay Tuned for More Info.*
I am excited to share that I will be reading with U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo and Desmond Peeples on Thursday, April 18 at Landmark College @ 7 p.m.! In the poetry reading titled, 'My Body, My Country,' we will be exploring the concepts of identity, being, and becoming within our written work. The work we will be sharing will grapple with questions like: What are the lines of distinction in terms of who has the freedom or choice of their body?; How do we begin to explore the self as topography? I've included some information about all of us, please stay tuned for more information. We hope to see you there!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo is a Leominister, MA born Zimbabwean American grown poet, author, actress, singer and educator who has performed nationally and internationally in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Nigeria, Portugal and Ireland. She was featured on "WGBH Suitcase Stories." Her poetry collection "Soul Psalms" (She Writes Press) was described by David Updike as "written in a fearless female voice tempered with optimism and healing possibilities of love."
Shanta Lee Gander is an artist and multi-faceted professional. As an artist, her endeavors include writing prose, poetry, investigative journalism, and photography. Her poetry, prose, and personal essays have been featured in Rebelle Society, on the Ms. Magazine Blog, The Commons weekly newspaper. Shanta Lee is the co-author of 'Ghosts of Cuba: An Interracial Couple's Exploration of Cuba in the Age of Trump—Told in Images & Words' (Green Writers Press, September 2019).
Desmond Peeples' fiction, poetry, and nonfiction have appeared in Five [Quarterly], Big Bridge, Goreyesque, Hunger Mountain, and elsewhere, and their original music is released independently. They were the founding editor of the literary arts magazine, Mount Island, and currently consult for Green Writers Press.
*Details about location at Landmark College: This event will be located in the East Academic Building in the auditorium (marked EAB-Auditorium). For directions and a map of the Landmark College campus, please visit: https://www.landmark.edu/about/directions-to-campus
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