Emerson College WLP Reading Series, David Mura Reading at the Bill Bordy Theatre

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A Stranger’s Journey: Race and Identity in Poetry and Prose by David Mura

David Mura is a poet, memoirist, novelist, and literary critic. His latest book is A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity & Narrative Craft in Writing. He’s written two memoirs: Turning Japanese (a New York Times Notable Book; Josephine Miles Oakland PEN Award) and Where the Body Meets Memory. His four books of poetry: After We Lost Our Way (National Poetry Contest winner), The Colors of Desire (Carl Sandburg Award), Angels for the Burning, and The Last Incantations. He has taught at various universities and VONA, a conference for writers of color. He has worked with the Innocent Classroom, a program designed to train K-12 teachers to improve their relationships with students of color.