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The Meeting House Lyceum II: Poetry Reading
2016 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday, September 24, 2-4PM
LYCEUM II: Poetry Reading
A select group of leading poets have been invited to compose new work specifically for a reading at The Meeting House at The Old Manse. Writers will respond to Concord’s and The Old Manse’s rich literary, political, and social history. Or, they may respond to the multitude of issues left out of the official narratives, perhaps imagining futures where the promise of 1776, the 1860s and 1960s are fulfilled.
Featuring: Kevin Young, Danielle Legros Georges, Robin Coste Lewis, Tisa Bryant
The Meeting House is a platform for inspiring new ideas in relation to the intractable structures of racial discrimination and segregation. Based on houses constructed by the first free Africans in Concord (1770’s) the pavilion structure creates an open, transparent framework that points to the future. The Meeting House will host a series of public programs, entitled Lyceum 2016, inviting visitors to break out of the narratives that keep us from imaging and producing the equitable social relations that we seek.
Inside the Manse itself, Durant has installed artifacts related to the African presence in Concord. By adding these objects to the interior of this historic house, Durant aims to make the struggles, history, and culture of Africans in Concord more visible within the historic narrative of the Manse as the birthplace of American literature, philosophy, and theology. Or, in Durant’s words, the historic significance of the Manse, “would not have been possible without the labor of Africans in all its varieties.”
Visit The Old Manse to experience The Meeting House – the questions it invites, story it tells, and the feeling it evokes – and add your voice to the dialogue. The exhibit is open through October 31.
