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SUMMARY:Donika Kelly: The Natural Order of Things
DESCRIPTION:What does a life look like on the other side of survival\, and can the one who survived come to recognize that she did? \nDonika Kelly’s poetry is known for its resonant\, unflinching confrontations with trauma and inheritance\, translated through myth and nature. The Natural Order of Things expands these explorations into a new realm: one defined by joy and connection. It is an ode to companionship with people\, animals\, and our planet\, and reveals the reparative power of intimacy. In poems inventive\, playful\, and formally nimble\, Kelly pays homage to the voices and people she comes from\, the songs of her lineage. Other poems follow the early stirrings of love to erotic transcendence with the lover and the self. Throughout\, Kelly finds mirror and marvel in nature\, art\, and precious friendships. Though it once seemed impossible\, she realizes a surprising place for herself\, a rightness in the larger world. \nDonika Kelly is the author of Bestiary\, winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award\, and The Renunciations\, winner of the Anisfield Wolf Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. \nThis event will be livestreamed at the Iowa City Public Library’s YouTube channel.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/donika-kelly-the-natural-order-of-things/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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