They Have Wars, We Have Poems: Disabled, Queer, of Color Poetry and Story in a Time of Genocide and Resistance

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They Have Wars, We Have Poems: Disabled, Queer, of Color Poetry and Story in a Time of Genocide and Resistance
When: Monday, February 24th 2025 - 7:00 PM
Where: Douglass Student Center

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They Have Wars, We Have Poems: Disabled, Queer, of Color Poetry and Story in a Time of Genocide and Resistance

Monday, February 24, 2025 @ 7PM

Douglass Student Center, 2nd Floor Douglass Lounge

Join acclaimed writer and poet Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha for a reading from their forthcoming book, The Way Disabled People Love Each Other, as well as works from The Future Is Disabled, Care Work, and Tonguebreaker.

Following the readings, Dr. Roxane Gay will join them for a conversation on the difficult necessity of telling the truth, fighting to remember grief, and pleasure in our current political moment. 

Register: bit.ly/WarsAndPoems

Accessibility Note: In order to have an inclusive, accessible event that enables all individuals to engage fully, we ask that attendees refrain from wearing strong fragrances and wear a KN95 or higher-grade mask. This event is wheelchair accessible.