The ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Press and Earl K. Long Library will present a lecture on April 29 called βWhat Langston Did,β featuring author and Runagate Press imprint editor Kalamu ya Salaam, along with ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Press editor Chelsey Shannon.
Shannon and Salaam will explore Salaamβs latest release, βCosmic Deputy,β part anthology and part creative treatise, that traces his evolution as a poet and names writer Langston Hughes as one of his most influential mentors. They will discuss the lasting influence, as well as the breadth and depth of Hughesβ accomplishments as a writer.
This free virtual event will stream live at 6 p.m. on the ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Pressβs as well as its
The presentation is part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American Poetry Matters, a national public humanities initiative of Library of America presented in partnership with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Emerson Collective.
βCosmic Deputy,β can be purchased from any of ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Pressβ local bookstore affiliates or online at unopress.org.
Founded in 2003, the ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Press is a nonprofit book publisher stemming from the rich cultural tradition of New Orleans and its surrounding region. ΟγΈΫΑωΊΟ²ΚΙϊΠ€ΊΕΒλ Press seeks literature inspired by this tradition, as well as work that contributes to the intellectual and aesthetic life of academic and general audiences everywhere.
