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Julian Randall
Thursday, February 28
7 p.m.
City of Asylum @ Alphabet City
40 W. North Avenue
FREE!
| | | | | The Cave Canem Poetry Prize is among the most prestigious in America. Past winners include two poets who went on to become U.S. Poet Laureate.
2017 prize winner Julian Randall is the son of an African American father and a Dominican mother. His breakout poetry collection Refuse is a reflection on this dual identity, set against the backdrop of Obama's America.
Julian explores the relationship between himself and his father amidst their shared history of grief and inherited Black trauma. Julian invokes mythical figures such as Icarus, Narcissus and the absent Frank Ocean to create contemporary allegories about what it means to be black, biracial, and queer today. | | | | Randall's work speaks to his refusal to abide by the expected boundaries and binaries set out for him. As we contemplate how to go forward in an America whose fault line runs deep, an immigrant son entrenched in the American experience, a black man owning his Dominican heritage, a sensualist uncowed by the magnetic poles of sexual appeals, a poet unabashedly forwards, interrogates, and illumines the fulsome measure of his 'I' ...And no matter who would dare an argument, or seek to deny Randall's utter personhood, Refuse is an inscription that won't allow erasure.
--Vievee Francis, Cave Canem Prize Judge | | | | At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.
All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible and there is a reserved parking spot. Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.
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