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Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series

Ama Codjoe and Carl Phillips

Apr 10, 2023


Join us for readings by Ama Codjoe and Carl Phillips, two powerfully original voices in American poetry as they read from their new books — vital poems that find revelation in the intersections between language, history, and desire.

Ama Codjoe is the author of Bluest Nude, a collection that investigates what it means to be seen by others as well as that most intimate, singular spectacle of looking at oneself. “Sensual, sound-driven and brimming with a necessary truth, these poems are pulsating with both grief and beauty. She has written a true triumph of a debut that feels urgent and deeply human,” wrote Ada Limón.

Carl Phillips’s most recent books include Then the War, a collection of poems; and My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing, a series of essays on his experiences as a writer and mentor. “More than a craft book, it is a reminder of the restlessness and recklessness that call many of us to keep doing the things we’re drawn to,” wrote Reginald Dwayne Betts.


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