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Morgan Parker | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair

Morgan Parker, who was recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a "Writer to Watch," and Publisher's Weekly included her book in its Best Poetry of 2019 list. Parker's poetry collection considers the everyday experience of black womanhood, while pushing past a curtain-like trope, often a plot-device in Hollywood films, where black characters are limited.

Morgan Parker | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair

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  • "Music and Mind" by Renée Fleming: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Music and Mind" by Renée Fleming

    S2024 E16 - 28m 28s

    A compelling and growing body of research has shown music and arts therapies to be effective tools for addressing a widening array of conditions, including providing pain relief, alleviating anxiety and depression, regaining speech after stroke or traumatic brain injury, and improving mobility for people with disorders that include Parkinson’s disease and MS.

  • "Night Flyer" by Tiya Miles: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Night Flyer" by Tiya Miles

    S2024 E15 - 26m 50s

    With her characteristic tenderness and imaginative genius, Miles explores beyond the stock historical grid to weave Harriet Tubman’s life into the fabric of her world. Tubman traversed many boundaries, and thanks to Miles, she becomes an even clearer and sharper signal from the past, one that can help us to find a more just and sustainable path.

  • "Just for the Summer" by Abby Jimenez: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Just for the Summer" by Abby Jimenez

    S2024 E14 - 26m 48s

    With VPM and other local PBS stations, PBS Books presents a conversation hosted by VPM’s Keyris Manzanares with author Abby Jimenez to discuss her latest book at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Are things too good to be true when a Reddit thread post leads to an intentional quick fling? It’s not long before this couple is suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected.

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