Master Class: Tyehimba Jess

Wednesday, Apr 24 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, East Academic Center, Classroom 1
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Poetry at Bennington—Spring 2019
Wednesday, Apr 24 2019 4:00 PM Wednesday, Apr 24 2019 5:00 PM America/New_York Master Class: Tyehimba Jess OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Master Class with Tyehimba Jess: "Poetry’s Musical Bloodline: A Sociohistorical Soundtrack". East Academic Center, Classroom 1 Bennington College

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | "Poetry’s Musical Bloodline: A Sociohistorical Soundtrack" is a master class exploring the historic connections between music and poetry, with particular interest in music of the African diaspora. Participants will plumb insights into creating poems that address the history, culture, characters, geographies, and politics of music across generations and across the world.