Events
Free poetry reading
by Major Jackson
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| Date(s): | 2/18/24 |
| Start time: | 3:00 PM |
| End time: | 5:00 PM |
| Location: | Emory University - Schwartz Center for Performing Arts |
| Price: | Free |
| Phone: | 404-727-5050 |
| Type: | Literary |
Major Jackson, an award-winning poet and host of the podcast “The Slowdown,” will give a public reading during a visit to Emory University on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on Emory’s Atlanta campus. Jackson’s books will be for sale at the reading, with a signing immediately following the event.
The program, which will be held during African American History Month, is open to the public at no charge, but seating is limited and attendees are urged to register in advance.
The event is part of the annual Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series founded by Emory’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.
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