Poets on Craft Conversations
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