In collaboration with the Guild Literary Complex, Cave Canem, and the BLK+BRWN Bookstore, Exhibit B is hosting a series of literary events, free and open to the public, at the Black Archives of Mid-America which will center Black artists and allies. These events complement the AWP conference.

This program is made possible by the support of Cave Canem Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets.

View full description of all events here.

Friday February 9th

3:30 PM – Killing the Negative: Book Talk & Reading

Join poets Quraysh Ali Lansana and Moheb Soliman and visual artist Joel Daniel Phillips in reading and discussion, celebrating their new book, Killing the Negative: A Conversation in Art &Verse. A multi-year collaborative project, Killing the Negative is an ekphrastic response to the destruction of Depression-era photography of rural America —photos that were originally commissioned by the Farm Security Administration and destroyed by the administration’s own director. Together, the poet and artist will discuss the project and the questions it raises about power, representation, and America’s narratives.