Every Thursday at 5pm from June 29 – August 10, join us for Community Voices: Poets Speak, Bay Area Cave Canem poets reflect on themes of our current exhibition. Now on view, The Ease of Fiction presents the work of four African artists living in the United States as the foundation of a critical discussion about history, fact and fiction. The readings and discussion of original work will take place in the gallery for a maximum of 30 minutes.

The series culminates with a reception and an evening of poetry by the participating poets on Thursday, August 17, 6:30-8pm.

Free Admission.

Founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady in 1996 to remedy the under-representation and isolation of African American poets in the literary landscape, Cave Canem Foundation is a home for the many voices of African American poetry and is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.

‍Community Voices: Poets Speak is curated by Arisa White, poet, writer & educator.

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DéLana R.A. Dameron

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DéLana R.A. Dameron is a writer and arts and culture administrator living in Brooklyn, NY. Dameron is the author of Weary Kingdom (2017) and her debut collection How God Ends Us was selected by Elizabeth Alexander for the 2008 South Carolina Poetry Book Prize.

This series is supported in part by Poets & Writers through grants it has received from The James Irvine Foundation and the Hearst Foundations.