International Writers Series: Baba Badji

In this virtual reading and discussion, Baba Badji will present his recently published first collection of poems, Ghost Letters. Badji is a Senegalese-American poet, translator, researcher, and PhD candidate in Comparative Literature. Ghost Letters creates a ghost mother who becomes a presiding presence. His poetry explores what it means to be Senegalese, American, and Black, as well as the bonds of Black people across the Black diaspora.

Literature in the Making: A Reading (Fall 2021)

This reading is held by graduate students in the International Writers PhD track in ComparativeLiterature.

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