New Orleans poet Kelly Harris DeBerry reads from her new collection "Freedom Knows My Name," talks about how writing poetry is a "sacred practice," and how she combines her experience with spoken word and performance poetry with the academic and technical knowledge from her MFA days.

Learn more about Kelly and get a copy of "Freedom Knows My Name" here: https://www.kellyhd.com/

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