In this video, documentation of artist William Pope.L’s public program Burying the Blues is accompanied by Pope.L’s thoughts on the legacy of blues music. The program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Blues for Smoke.
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In this video, the poets Cornelius Eady, Tracie Morris, Fred Moten, Haryette Mullen, and Patricia Smith read selections of their work related to the aesthetic of blues music. Speaking the Blues was presented in conjunction with the exhibition Blues for Smoke.
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