Indigena Collective

Click for event link! See you Dec. 5th at @SoandSoBooks! fb.me/e/1clGRbCbd

Direct link to register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Hi all 👋🏽✨ please join us for our first reading of the year, featuring George Abraham @IntifadaBatata and NCSU alum Threa Almontaser! Saturday 4/10 7pm ET. This lineup is stellar and we hope you can make it! fb.me/e/3tgTbKLLK

@rocketfantastic @CassieDonish @EduardoCCorral @doriannelaux @emdashphillips @rosswhite @SoandSoBooks @christonelli @rofhiwabooks @ina_carino @alexispauline @LettersBookshop Thank you for the boost! 🙏🏽🧡✨ We actually have a virtual reading, partnering with Whitenoise from Portland, this weekend—Saturday at 7 pm ET, featuring George Abraham and NCSU alum Threa Almontaser. Would love if you attended! fb.me/e/3tgTbKLLK

@CassieDonish @EduardoCCorral @doriannelaux @emdashphillips @rosswhite @SoandSoBooks @christonelli @rofhiwabooks The extraordinary poet & person @ina_carino hosts @IndigenaSeries , which is incredible. @alexispauline is a national & interstellar treasure & is here in Durham doing amazing work. @LettersBookshop is a wonderful space.

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@inworld27 Thank you!!

@IndigenaSeries Congrats

Indigena had its first reading exactly one year ago today! Did you know that “indigena” is the root word of “indigenous”? Meaning born or originating in a particular place. Sprung from the land.

So thank you for supporting this little reading series—we hope to continue to offer this space as a means through which to center othered creative in the area and beyond. Keep an eye out in the coming year for our future projects!

But we have this in common: these roots of ours form a foundation by which we change dreams into realities. And our art is a tool we can use to effect those changes—transformative magic.

Our next reading is on Sat. Aug. 8 at 4 pm EST! Featuring Nishat Ahmed @thenishfish, Chen Chen @chenchenwrites, Karla Cordero, and Lauren Hunter! Don’t miss it! m.youtube.com/watch?v=VDS2EP…

On August 5th, I’m launching GUILLOTINE with an online event hosted by @changinghands bookstore. My friend Ocean Vuong will join me to discuss mentorship, poetry, and our fabulous hair. Sign up details coming next week.

Tonight, 4 pm EST on YouTube! youtu.be/mbbtzxrQwAM

Join us Sat. July 11 at 4 pm EST for our next virtual reading, which delves into what being “other” in white Western society can mean. Readers: Michelle Everette, Jameela Dallis, @HariAlluri, @rajivmohabir. See you there? youtu.be/mbbtzxrQwAM

Hi all—we are planning our next virtual reading, and the lineup will feature both Black and non-Black poets of color, who will read work as testament to what the lived reality of being "other" is like in America and in white Western societies. More soon.

Should I a) get a tattoo of lavender on my ankle b) get amethyst highlights in my hair c) both or d) neither

Hi all! We’ve got an official website up and running! Check out indigenacollective.org for more detailed updates on events and other news! ✨

Poetry in protest: benefit reading for #blacklivesmatter. This is a live virtual reading this Saturday, June 6, 4 pm EDT: facebook.com/events/s/indig… - please donate or drop by!

One of our readers, Emilia Phillips (she/her/hers), is the author of four poetry collections from the University of Akron Press, including the forthcoming Embouchure (2021), and four chapbooks. She’s an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at UNC Greensboro

Our next live virtual reading is coming up! Tune in on Sat., June 6 at 4 pm EDT. More details to come! Event link: facebook.com/events/s/indig…