"Good Dress" Book Launch

Schedule

Sat Nov 02 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

61 West Superior Street,Chicago,60654,US | Chicago, IL

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A poetry reading featuring VS podcast co-host Brittany Rogers and Kush Thompson.
Celebrate the release of Brittany Rogers ’s highly anticipated debut poetry collection GOOD DRESS , which relates formative experiences of intimacy, pleasure, and belonging growing up as a Black woman in Detroit.
Chicago poet and archival artist Kush Thompson will join Rogers in dialogue.
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Murmurs from the poets:
"You gotta be from here to get the joke." —Brittany Rogers, from Good Dress
"Here, where everything grows without permission. Here, where sunflowers rise from the potholes" —Kush Thompson, from This, Here
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This program is part of the Poetry Foundation’s fall 2024 season, Murmuring Americas. All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to register in advance. The performance space is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible, and the program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation. Masks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in. For more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation, please visit our Accessibility Guide .
In-Person Attendance: Masks are strongly encouraged and available at check-in for those who would like to wear one. The Foundation reserves the right to update this policy if community levels of COVID-19 increase significantly. Read our full COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines. Guests are encouraged to register in advance.
Livestream Attendance: The livestream link will be shared with registered guests on the day of the event. In order to receive the livestream details, please register in advance.
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