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Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence
North Carolina poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green
2021 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence Readings
The week will include two public events a panel on Environmental Justice and a conversation moderated by Gene Nichol, class visits by each writer, a community outreach with a local high school and a writing session with UNC creative writing students, and a celebratory dinner.
Monday, Feb 22:
CHANGE: Due to weather conditions and travel, Rev. William Barber II will not be able to attend our reading tonight. We look forward to a reading and Q&A with North Carolina Poet Laureate and social activist Jaki Shelton Green! Tune in on Thursday for a Panel on Environmental Justice with Jaki Shelton Green, Rev William Barber II, and NC Attorney General Josh Stein, moderated by WUNC’s Leoneda Inge.