Poetry Flows Through Our Blood
February 28, 3pm PST, Online
In celebration of his new book, Seize, and in commemoration of Day of Remembrance, Brian Komei Dempster invites fellow Japanese American poets Brynn Saito and Mia Ayumi Malhotra to join him for this dynamic group presentation. Through a reading of their work and interactive dialogue, these poets will share how the whispered voices of their ancestors infuse the present–and how the legacy of Japanese American wartime incarceration shapes their poetry and connects them to one another. Last March, these poets were part of a joint panel that planned to explore intergenerational trauma of the Japanese American prison camp experience, when COVID-19 disrupted their plans. Here, we find another rendition.
RSVP to: Jill Shiraki <jill@j-sei.org> with “Poetry - Feb 28” in subject line.