Identity & Place: A Reading with Mildred Barya

Join us for an evening with writer Mildred K Barya, who will read poems from her collection, The Animals of My Earth School, and an excerpt of a new essay about rituals of homing in the more-than-human world, follwed by a Q&A session and open discussion. The following day, Mildred will lead , available for a separate registration fee.

Mildred K Barya is a North Carolina-based writer and poet of East African descent. She teaches and lectures globally, and is the author of four full-length poetry collections, most recently The Animals of My Earth School published by Terrapin Books, 2023. Her prose, hybrids, and poems have appeared in New England Review, Shenandoah, Joyland, The Cincinnati Review, Tin House, Forge, and elsewhere. Her essay, “Being Here in This Body,” won the 2020 Linda Flowers Literary Award and is published in the North Carolina Literary Review. She serves on the boards of African Writers Trust, Story Parlor, and coordinates the Poetrio Reading events at Malaprop’s Independent Bookstore/Café. She blogs here: www.mildredbarya.com

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