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Powerful and Dangerous: the Legacy of Audre Lorde (Virtual)

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6:30 pm EST

September 27, 2023

Fiction / Non-Fiction / Poetry

FREE

Powerful and Dangerous: the Legacy of Audre Lorde (Virtual)

The Alice Austen House, nationally designated site of LGBTQ+ history, will host a virtual reading celebrating the legacy of Audre Lorde’s teaching. Join us as former students Kathleen Walsh D’Arcy, Donna Masini, Melinda Goodman, and Rosette Capotorto read their poetry and share memories of their time in Lorde’s literature program.

https://aliceausten.org

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