Cynthia Manick

Poet| Storyteller| Curator

Cynthia Manick - Poet and Storyteller

Author of No Sweet Without Brine, Editor of The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry, and Author of Blue Hallelujahs; Curator of Soul Sister Revue

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Cave Canem 20th Anniversary Reading

  • Housing Works Bookstore Cafe 126 Crosby Street New York, NY, 10012 United States (map)

Emceed by Brooklyn-based poet Tyehimba Jess, join Cave Canem in celebrating 20 years of cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets. New York City-based fellows read original work in rapid-fire, four-minute intervals.  Readers include Cortney Charleston, Jeremy Michael Clark, Ama Codjoe, Tafisha Edwards, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Reginald Harris, Juliet P. Howard, Safia Jama, Ruth Ellen Kocher, Charles Lynch, Cynthia Manick, Nathan McClain, David Mills, Laura Swearingen-Steadwell, and Sasha Warner-Berry.