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Interview with Tara Betts, avery r. young, Danez Smith, and Mahogany L. Browne at the 2024 Furious Flower Conference. McKinley Melton moderated the conversation, posing questions about the theme performance. The group discussed what the worlds of Black poetry mean to them, how they see their work engaging in the expansiveness of poetic performance, the best lessons they have learned from their time as poets and performers, and what it means to be at Furious Flower. This interview was recorded in the Festival Conference and Student Center at James Madison University on Friday, September 20, 2024.

  1. James Madison University
  2. Furious Flower Poetry Center Records
  3. Conference Records
  4. 2024 Conference: Furious Flower IV: Celebrating the Worlds of Black Poetry
  5. 2024 Conference Video Recordings
  6. Interviews with Poets

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