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Kortney Morrow visits the Bexley Public Library to celebrate the release of her debut poetry collection Run It Back, winner of the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize.
Join us at the Bexley Public Library as we celebrate the release of Kortney Morrow's luminous debut poetry collection, Run It Back. Celebrated poet Carmen Giménez praises Run It Back as "an essential book on the profundity of pop culture's touchstones in shaping identity."
Gramercy Books will be selling copies of Run It Back for the book signing following the performance and discussion.
About the Book:
Kortney Morrow's luminous debut collection, RUN IT BACK, creates an iridescent dreamscape where early 2000s nostalgia is intricately woven into rigorous questioning around belonging, borders, fugitivity, and freedom.
From a heroic crown sonnet stitching the colorways of an iconic basketball shoe with the economic development of a region to reimagining American Girl Dolls at a mandatory diversity training, Morrow's playfulness and humor uncover more than meets the eye. Using the principles of material culture studies and an evocative display of poetic forms, Morrow flips everyday pop culture on its head, revealing the hidden seams running through our lives.
These dazzling poems quietly refute the myth of linear progress. In the search for freedom, Morrow explores how the desire to move forward can be a rallying cry to run it back. Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize judge, Carmen Giménez, calls Morrow "a cultural archaeologist," solidifying a stunning new voice in American arts and letters.
About the Author:
Kortney Morrow is a poet and writer creating from her studio in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work has received support from 68to05, The Academy of American Poets, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Prairie Schooner, Tin House, and Transition Magazine. Her debut poetry collection, Run It Back, was the winner of the 2024 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, judged by Carmen Giménez.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Global and Cultural Awareness | Books Reading and Storytelling | Art Music and Culture |
Bexley Public Library was founded in 1924 and first housed in Bexley High School, now Montrose Elementary School. The present building opened in 1929 and was designed by architects O.C. Miller and R.R. Reeves who drew upon French and Italian architecture from the 17th century for the design.
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