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KB Brookins (they/them/theirs) reads [their] poem, "Black Life circa 2029".
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KB Brookins:
https://twitter.com/earthtokb
https://www.instagram.com/earthtokb
https://earthtokb.com/
Brought to you by Complexly, The Poetry Foundation, and curators Charlotte Abotsi and Sarah Kay. Learn more: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/
11 issues of Poetry, subscribe today for $20: https://poetrymagazine.org/OursPoetica
Follow us elsewhere for the full Ours Poetica experience:
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#poetry #ourspoetica #KBBrookins
My name is KB and I'm a poet, essayist, and cultural worker based in Austin, Texas.
Today I'll be reading you my poem called "Black Life circa 2029". I wrote that poem on the heels of a negative police encounter I had in my local city.
And it's really my effort at imagining a world in which Black people get to have more positive outcomes, overall. Content warning for a mention of violence.
Today I'll be reading you my poem called "Black Life circa 2029". I wrote that poem on the heels of a negative police encounter I had in my local city.
And it's really my effort at imagining a world in which Black people get to have more positive outcomes, overall. Content warning for a mention of violence.