Asian American Studies will host poet and essayist Franny Choi for a poetry reading and Q&A. Their books include The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On (Ecco, 2022), a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, Soft Science (Alice James Books, 2019), and Floating, Brilliant, Gone (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014). Franny is Faculty in Literature at Bennington College and the current Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA.
Following the Q&A, there will be a book signing line. Evanston's Bookends & Beginnings will provide copies of Franny's books for sale before and after the event.
Do you have an unpaid summer internship at an organization that serves the Asian American community? Apply for the Asian American Community Summer Fellowship! Selected awardees will receive a grant of $4000. You must work full-time for at least 8 weeks and be an Asian American Studies major or minor. For more details see application page.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Evanston
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