A2AC Author Series:
ZAFTIG! An Interdisciplinary Author Event
The A2AC Author Series in partnership with AADL’s Fifth Ave. Press presents the book launch of ZAFTIG, a collection of poetry by Molly Pershin Raynor. The release includes a weekend-long multimedia exhibit featuring several local poets, visual artists, and cooks exploring ZAFTIG’s themes of cultural reclamation, immigration, food, ancestors, and gender in their own work.
Saturday June 1: 3PM-5PM
Sunday June 2: 12PM-4PM
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Book Release & Author Talk
Saturday, June 1, 3-5PM
Ann Arbor Art Center
115 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor, MI
A2AC Author Series – ZAFTIG: An interdisciplinary author event
A reception from 3-4pm with drinks and small bites features art and an installation by Molly Raynor as well as Ash Arder, Carlina Duan, Kristen DeLeon-Hamilton, Onna Solomon, Ciatta Tucker, and Michelle Yang.
From 4-5pm Molly Raynor will read an excerpt from her newly launched poetry book, ZAFTIG, with live music by Josef Deas. She will then be joined by guest poets: Aint’ Afraid (Sakinah & Zakiyyah Rahman), Carlina Duan, MARS Marshall, Venus Pasha, Brittany Rogers, Onna Solomon, Kush Thompson, and Maria Theochrakis.
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