For our season finale, we’re celebrating more Cave Canem poets to honor their 25th anniversary!! With performances by the poets Lyrae Van Clief-Stefan, Evie Shockley, Kevin Young, and Dawn Lundy Martin.

Founded by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady in 1996 to remedy the under-representation and isolation of African American poets in the literary landscape, Cave Canem Foundation is a home for the many voices of African American poetry and is committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of African American poets.

Cave Canem has grown from a gathering of 26 poets to become an influential movement with a renowned faculty, high-achieving national fellowship of over 400 and a workshop community of 900. Cave Canem enjoys over 20 local, regional and national cultural partnerships, among them City of Asylum.

We’ll also get into prose poetry, heists involving money, what we’re reading, and some thoughts on The African Queen for the road!