Hanif Abdurraqib: A Brilliant Unfurling
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Hanif Abdurraqib presents poems that offer listeners an invitation to reflection via rich details, repetition, and rhythm. He discusses his admiration for Ross Gay\\u2019s tenderness (\\u201cTo the Fig Tree on 9th and Christian\\u201d), shares a long poem by Juliana Spahr that creatively engages with the political (\\u201cGentle Now, Don\\u2019t Add to Heartache\\u201d), and praises Yona Harvey\\u2019s tenderness and nuanced understanding of violence (\\u201cHurricane\\u201d). Abdurraqib closes by reading his poem \\u201cSomeone Brought You into This World and Someone Can Take You.\\u201d
Listen to the full recordings of Gay, Spahr, and Harvey reading for the Poetry Center on Voca:
Ross Gay (2017)
Juliana Spahr (2009)
Yona Harvey (2014)