Kimbilio LitFest to feature poet Tyehimba Jess and author Bernice L. McFadden
Award-winning poet Tyehimba Jess and best-selling novelist Bernice L. McFadden visit ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for Kimbilio Litfest. Join us in Dallas Hall on October 13 at 6 p.m. for a reception, reading and book signing.
| Who: | Award-winning poet Tyehimba Jess and best-selling novelist Bernice L. McFadden. |
| What: | A reception, reading and book signing. Jess’s new collection Olio has been called “Encyclopedic, ingenious, and abundant…” by Publisher’s Weekly‘s starred review, and a “daring collection, which blends forthright, musically acute language with portraiture” by Library Journal. McFadden’s Book of Harlan follows a Georgia-born musician who flourishes in New York during the Harlem Renaissance. His music takes him to Montmartre, Paris, where his ambitions collide with history when the Germans occupy the city. |
| When: | Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. |
| Where: | Dallas Hall McCord Auditorium (Room 0306) |
| Cost: | Free and open to the public |
| More Info | Department of English 214-768-2945 mfelipe@smu.edu |
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