What is it like to be a poet of color in a literary world dominated by white men? What does it mean to be a writer of color without an MFA walking the hallways of the academy’s ivory tower that continue to colonize spaces of color? Writers of color will engage in a discussion exploring questions that are common while existing in a white man’s literary world. Participants will look at two poems and one essay that showcases how writers of color historically have nurtured their authentic voice and given a voice for the silenced.
Rashaad Thomas
Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference Fellow 2019
Piper Writers Studio Instructor 2019
About Rashaad Thomas
Rashaad Thomas is a USAF Veteran, essayist, poet, and Voices of Our Nation’s Art Foundation (VONA/Voices) alum, who resides in South Phoenix, AZ. He is an Associate Editor for Hayden Ferry Review. He is also a contributor for the University of Arizona Poetry Center Blog and MyClickUrban.com. Thomas is the recipient of the 2016 City of Phoenix Mayor’s Art Award for Language Artist. He is a Spring 2017 MacDowell Colony Fellow and 2017 Hellen Ingram Plummer MacDowell Colony Fellow of the Year. His work can be found in the book Trayvon Martin, Race, and American Justice: Writing Wrong, The Rumpus, Heart Journal Online, Columbia Poetry Review, and others.
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Writers of Color in a White Man's Literary World
Rashaad Thomas
Friday, February 22, 2019, 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Location: Basha, Old Main
Type: Discussion
Genre: African American, Asian American, Indigenous, Latinx, Writing Life
Type: Discussion
Genre: African American, Asian American, Indigenous, Latinx, Writing Life