November 10, 2019
2019-11-10T14:00:00
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
McLeod Plantation Historic Site
325 Country Club Drive
Charleston, SC 29412
Free to the first 50 participants, thereafter free with park admission. Gold Passes honored.
McLeod Poetry Series: Tyree Daye
Sunday, November 10, 2019
In this innovative series, African American poets reclaim the plantation landscape by exploring the past, present, future, and the imagined in their own voices. Often representing pain, suffering, survival, and perseverance, these poets confirm that plantations are places of conscience. One poet recalled, "Reading poems where my ancestors were was a return. On their behalf I was returning with power. It belongs to them. I would be a part of reclaiming it."
From Youngsville, North Carolina, Tyree Daye is the winner of the 2017 APR/Honickman First Book Prize for his book River Hymns, a 2017 Ruth Lilly Finalist, Cave Canem fellow, and longtime member of the editorial staff at Raleigh Review. He has been published in The New York Times and Nashville Review.
No preregistration necessary. This activity takes place outdoors.
This series is funded by the South Carolina Humanities Council, a not for profit organization inspiring, engaging, and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature history, culture and heritage.
We reserve the right to use photos or videos taken of visitors while they are at Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission facilities or events for publicity purposes. Please lock your vehicle, and remove valuables from view. CCPRC is not responsible for any lost, damaged, or stolen property. Park fees, operating schedules, and hours are subject to change without notice.
