Jamila Woods is an award-winning poet, musician, and interdisciplinary artist from Chicago. Her writing has been published in POETRY, Poets.org, The Offing, and several anthologies. She has received fellowships from Hedgebrook, The Poetry Foundation, and Civitella Ranieri. Her three solo albums, HEAVN (2017), LEGACY! LEGACY! (2019), and Water Made Us (2023) were released by JagJaguwar Records to critical acclaim. Jamila will give a reading of her work, followed by an interview and Q&A session with Occidental’s Writer-in-Residence, Chekwube Danladi.
Occidental College, Choi Auditorium, 1600 Campus Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90041. 12p - 1:15p Pacific. Free and open to all.