Sana Sana: Live Zoom Reading & Interview On Poetic Practice and Healing with Ariana Brown
03.11.2021 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Virtual - Zoom Webinar
Join us for a special evening with a live reading and interview on poetic practice and healing with Ariana Brown.
Speaker Bio:
Ariana Brown is a queer Black Mexican American poet from the Southside of San Antonio, Texas. Ariana holds a B.A. in African Diaspora Studies and Mexican American Studies from UT Austin as well as an MFA in Poetry from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the recipient of two Academy of American Poets Prizes and a 2014 national collegiate poetry slam champion. She has been writing, performing, and teaching poetry for ten years. Ariana’s work investigates queer Black personhood, affirmation and care for Black gender marginalized people, and loneliness. In January 2020, Ariana released Sana Sana(link is external), her debut poetry chapbook from Game Over Books. She has also recorded a digital EP titled LET US BE ENOUGH(link is external), available on Bandcamp.
Event hosted by CRG's Arts & Humanities Research Initiative.