Launched in 2008 with Major Jackson and Suji Kwock Kim, this popular series features conversations between mid-career poets of color. In moderated discussion, poets explore such topics as strategies, voice, new and evolving forms, and the complexities of working within or against the canon. Cave Canem partners with the Creative Writing Program at The New School to present these dynamic forums.

Spring 2020

Cheryl Boyce-Taylor & Christian Campbell
February 28, 2pm
New York University Lillian Vernon House

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Toi Derricotte and Terrance Hayes, moderated by Elizabeth Alexander
October 4, 2019

Teri Cross Davis and Melissa Castillo Planas, moderated by Elizabeth Bryant
February 26, 2019

Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Jennifer Chang, moderated by Camonghne Felix
September 16, 2018

Cyrus Cassells and Khadijah Queen, moderated by Jayson P. Smith
March 27, 2018

Remica Bingham-Risher and Monica Youn, moderated by Taylor Johnson
September 26, 2017

Sarah Gambito and Simone White, moderated by Safia Jama
March 28, 2017

Brenda Shaughnessy and Jamaal May, moderated by Jeremy Michael Clark
December 6, 2016

Monica Ferrell and Kyle Dargan, moderated by Kyla Marshell
March 8, 2016

Timothy Liu and Metta Sáma, moderated by zakia henderson-brown
September 16, 2015

Sandra Lim and Frank X Walker, moderated by Saretta Morgan
March 17, 2015

Fady Joudah and Aracelis Girmay, moderated by Tonya M. Foster
October 21, 2014

Santee Frazier and Evie Shockley, moderated by Camille Rankine
May 6, 2014

Nathalie Handal and A. Van Jordan, moderated by Joseph Legaspi
November 12, 2013

Patrick Rosal and Tracy K. Smith, moderated by Camille Rankine
April 26, 2012

Tina Chang and Ross Gay, moderated by Camille Rankine
April 13, 2011

Kazim Ali and Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, moderated by Camille Rankine
November 30, 2010

Cathy Park Hong and Myronn Hardy, moderated by Camille Rankine
February 3, 2009

Suji Kwock Kim and Major Jackson, moderated by Nicole Sealey
November 6, 2008