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Hanif Abdurraqib vs. Obsession


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On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany interview Hanif Abdurraqib. Listen in as they discuss burned cd’s, the cost of being a collector, living archives, new projects, and obsession as an origin story. 

Until Next Time: 

Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!

  • June Jordan - June Jordan at the NYS Writers Institute in 2000
  • Gloria Naylor - GREAT BLACK BOOKS! Presents THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE by Gloria Naylor
  • Aracelis Girmay - “You Are Who I Love” Reading by Aracelis Girmay
Writing Prompt:

Consider a piece of ephemera or archival material in your family. Write a poem using the object and the year of its making as the title. Consider what the object represents now. 


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