Episode #175 Gary Jackson on The Future of Black Anthology & Michael Wimberly's Album Afrofuturism

Poetry Spoken Here

Gary Jackson co-editor of the new collection "The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry" reads poems from the book - both his own and those from other contributors - and discusses Afrofuturism. In the second part of the show, renowned drummer and percussionist Michael Wimberly, who teaches at Bennington College, talks about the process of creating his new album "Afrofuturism" and shares excerpts from three tracks. Get a copy of "The Future of Black" here: https://www.blairpub.com/shop/the-future-of-black Get a copy of Michael Wimberly's album, here: https://michaelwimberly.bandcamp.com/album/afrofuturism SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: [e-mail]