Bringing hip hop, spoken word poetry, theatre, and the blues into prisons in 25 US states and across three continents, Bryonn Bain will discuss the challenges and triumphs of his work over three decades to build bridges between carceral institutions – including Rikers Island, Sing Sing, Folsom, Whitemoor, and Brixton prisons – and institutions including UCLA, Columbia, Harvard, New York University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Carnegie Hall.
Bain will also introduce two formerly-incarcerated poets, Jermaine Archer and Brandy Russell, who will read their work. This event will be chaired by Wolfson Creative Art Fellow Carey Young and is organised in collaboration with Beyond the Bars (Los Angeles) and Abolition Curriculum (ABC).
