Evie Shockley

Apr 26, 2024 | poetryinamerica.org | Evie Shockley |Steven Allardi |Robin D.G. Kelley |LisaGay Hamilton

Billie Holiday’s haunting song “Strange Fruit” winds beneath the unsettling, satiric humor of Evie Shockley’s poem “you can say that again, billie.” Shockley, jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, historian Robin D.G. Kelley, actor LisaGay Hamilton, novelist Beverly Lowry, and radio host Nick Spitzer join Elisa New to discuss the history of racism, violence, and artistic tradition in the American south. Special thanks to our humanities advisers: Dr. Joshua Bennett; & Raquel Kennon.

Feb 28, 2024 | blackeyedstories.substack.com | Evie Shockley |Danez Smith |Mahogany L. Browne |Jericho Brown

Sometimes we forget Black History Month is not about educating others, it’s about celebrating Blackness in this country. And because Blackness is vast and diasporic, every year for Black History Month a theme is chosen. This year, the theme is African Americans & the Arts. Today 5 poets paired with 5 fine artists.

Dec 6, 2023 | penntoday.upenn.edu | Evie Shockley

Livestreamed on video while being recorded in front of a live audience, a special anniversary episode of the podcast “PoemTalk” was kicked off by its creator and host, English Professor Al Filreis, founder and faculty director of Kelly Writers House.