Black Poetry in New Mexico and Beyond

A presentation by the Santa Fe Poet Laureate, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington on Black Poetry in America, in New Mexico and Beyond, with selections from his own work, Hakim Bellamy, Jay Wright, and many poets outside of New Mexico, for example, Langston Hughes, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker, Ross Gay, and others. The historical trajectory from the Civil War till today will show how Black poets have consistently aligned themselves with Black empowerment and anti-racist political movements, from the anti-slavery movement to the anti-lynching campaigns, and from the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, up to today, when so many poets have been inspired by Black Lives Matter.

This program is sponsored by New Mexico Humanities Council.