VS

Roll Call: Gabrielle Civil vs. Black Time or the déjà vu


Listen Later

In this episode, black feminist poet and performance artist Gabrielle Civil grapples with the slippery, urgent nature of black time, what she calls the déjà vu. She talks to fellow poets Rashidah Ismaili and jayy dodd, scholar Michelle M. Wright, and visionary six year old Naima about poetry and history, memories and the future. This episode offers sonic experiments, spotlight readings, and intimate chats to bring the déjà vu alive. (Also check out Gabrielle’s new book the déjà vu, available 2/22/22.)

Hosted by: Gabrielle Civil

Featuring: Rashidah Ismaili, jayy dodd, Michelle M. Wright and Naima
Produced by: Tyree Rush
Transcription by: Kristen Jeré

Poets:

Octavia Butler
Nikki Giovanni
Alexis Pauline Gumbs

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

VSBy Poetry Foundation

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

390 ratings


More shows like VS

View all
The Book Review by The New York Times

The Book Review

3,857 Listeners

Poetry Off the Shelf by Poetry Foundation

Poetry Off the Shelf

426 Listeners

On Being with Krista Tippett by On Being Studios

On Being with Krista Tippett

10,406 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,189 Listeners

Audio Poem of the Day by Poetry Foundation

Audio Poem of the Day

354 Listeners

To The Best Of Our Knowledge by Wisconsin Public Radio

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

931 Listeners

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry by David Naimon, Tin House Books

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

445 Listeners

The New Yorker: Poetry by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Poetry

497 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,483 Listeners

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing by Mitzi Rapkin

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

185 Listeners

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

2,111 Listeners

How to Survive the End of the World by How to Survive the End of the World

How to Survive the End of the World

2,106 Listeners

City Arts & Lectures by City Arts & Lectures

City Arts & Lectures

389 Listeners

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily by American Public Media

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

1,187 Listeners

Poetry Unbound by On Being Studios

Poetry Unbound

3,502 Listeners