Spark, The Toronto Public Library’s inaugural Poetry Festival, presents Silent No More: Chelene Knight in Conversation with Natasha Trethewey.

Natasha Trethewey, the Former US Poet Laureate with roots in Canada, has long been a voice for the lives of African-American working classes. Through her collections which include Domestic Work, Native Guard, Thrall, and Beyond Katrina, Trethewey has long given voice to the voiceless. In conversation with Chelene Knight, poet and author of the memoir Dear Current Occupant.

This event is part of the Spark Poetry Festival, happening across the Toronto Public Library from April 27-29, 2018.