Poetry Reading by Danez Smith

Join us for an in-person public poetry reading by award-winning Black, Queer, Poz writer and performer Danez Smith, which will include some of their most well-known poems from the collection Don't Call Us Dead, as well as recent writings. Co-sponsored by HSSA and open to VSPA affiliates. More details to come.

Danez Smith is a Black, Queer, Poz writer & performer from St. Paul, MN. Danez is the author ofDon’t Call Us Dead(Graywolf Press, 2017), winner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, and a finalist for the National Book Award; they also wrote[insert] boy(YesYes Books, 2014), winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry. They are the recipient of fellowships from the Poetry Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the Montalvo Arts Center, Cave Canem, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Danez's work has been featured widely, appearing on platforms such as Buzzfeed, The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Best American Poetry, Poetry Magazine, and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a member of the Dark Noise Collective and is the co-host of VS with Franny Choi, a podcast sponsored by the Poetry Foundation and Postloudness. Danez’s third collection, “Homie”, was published by Graywolf in January 2020.

Find more at www.danezsmithpoet.com