Dec 13th 2019

Mongane Wally Serote in Conversation with Chris Abani

@ Art Institute of Chicago

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603

Opening Friday, December 13th, from 7PM - 7PM

South Africa’s 2018 National Poet Laureate Mongane Wally Serote in Conversation with Chris Abani

Dr. Serote, a founding member of the Medu Art Ensemble, delivers a poetry reading, reflects on the role of literature in Medu art, and discusses poetry’s broader influence on the revolutionary spirit of South Africa in conversation with poet and writer Chris Abani. This program is presented on the occasion of the special exhibition, The People Shall Govern! Medu Art Ensemble and the Anti-Apartheid Poster.

Presented with the Poetry Foundation

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