We will discuss Audre Lorde's essay &ldquo \;The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action&rdquo\; focusing on our responsibility to care for ourselves and our community\, immortalit y\, and the power of our voices through poetry. We will discuss the essay\ , her poems\, and how we can begin to lean more into the actions we need t o take for ourselves and our community.
\nYou can click here to read the PDF \;of Audre Lorde's essay and also\, \;here \;is the audio if you would li ke to listen to it. \;
\nCHANTEL MASSEY is a st oryteller\, poet\, author\, teaching artist\, editor\, organizer\, educato r\, practicing Afrofuturist\, and avid anime lover from Indiana. Massey is a fellow of The Watering Hole and received support from VONA poetry\, Bro oklyn Poets\, Hurston/Wright Foundation\, and Tin House. She is a 2023 Bes t of Net Award winner and 2020 Indiana Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Au thors Awards Emerging Author finalist for her first collection of poetry\, Bursting At The Seams (VK Press\, 2018)\, a Midwest Black girl coming of age story. Massey founded the literary arts organization\, UnLearn Arts\, radically dedicated to amplifying and cultivating the craft and wellness o f BIPOC writers in the Midwest and elsewhere. Alongside performing poetry\ , Massey serves as board member and Community Outreach Committee member fo r youth poetry organization\, Word As Bond and reader at Revolute Magazine . Massey is also a teaching artist for the Asante Art Institute Zora's Dau ghters writing program\, and a Caliban Art Board Member.
\nCheck out other writing workshops at library branches this summer and fall\, and ma rk your calendar for our annual \;Meet an Author\, Be an Author \;on October 19\, 2024 at Central Library.
\nTake some time wit h the poetry of Audre Lorde and others with Black Poets You Need to Read! \; \;and this list of Diverse Poetry Co llections from the Last Decade That Uses Poetic Form and Technique in a Ne w or Interesting Way. \;
\nMade possible by \;Th e Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund \;through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
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