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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: “Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry”
LOCATION:Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library\, 121 Wall Street\, New H
 aven\, CT 06511
DESCRIPTION:“Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry” explores the formation a
 nd impact of this groundbreaking poetry collective founded by poets Toi D
 erricotte and Cornelius Eady. Recognizing a need for spaces dedicated to 
 the development of Black poetry\, Derricotte and Eady created Cave Canem 
 (from the Latin\, “beware of the dog”) in 1996\, an annual summer intensi
 ve workshop for Black poets at all stages of their writing lives.\n\nIn t
 he years since\, Cave Canem has evolved into a dynamic and enduring poetr
 y community and a force in literary arts advocacy. Drawing on archival ma
 terials and poetry from the Cave Canem Records and from the literary pape
 rs of the two founding poets\, “Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry” feat
 ures manuscripts\, correspondence\, photographs\, books\, and poems to re
 veal the extraordinary ways Cave Canem and its poets have changed the fac
 e of American poetry.\n\nCurator: Nancy Kuhl\, American Literature\n\nPle
 ase join us on Thursday\, November 12\, 2026\, for the joint opening cele
 bration of “Cave Canem: A Home for Black Poetry” and the exhibitions “Bea
 uty Unadorned: ‘Fire!!’ and the Harlem Renaisance” and “Satire\, Sympathy
 \, and Social Critique: William Hogarth’s Progress Prints.”\n\nRemarks be
 gin at 4:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.\n\nhttp://nex
 t-to-u.app/events/42285b5b-35e9-42b7-aed8-7dc2ea78cd4f
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/42285b5b-35e9-42b7-aed8-7dc2ea78cd4f
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