Join us Sunday, October 18th, at 2:00pm at Arts and Literature Laboratory for a Posthumous Book Launch and Poetry Performance Celebrating Rene Livingston-DeTienne’s Final Collection, Bird, Bone, Blood.
More than a traditional book launch, the gathering will be a performance-centered celebration of R.B. Simon’s poetry, bringing her words off the page through performances of her work while honoring her life, voice and literary legacy, produced by Loud ‘N UnChained Theater Co’s T. S. Banks. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available.
Donations are being requested to help offset costs associated with the event including rental space (provided at a discounted rate), artist and producer fees, and food.
R.B. described Bird, Bone, Blood as “part memoir, part manifesto”—an examination of “the multiple identities one must reconcile every day to survive what feels unendurable.” The collection moves from “a past of terror and fear to one of authentic identity in a society that prefers masks,” bearing witness to the realities of growing up mixed-race, queer, fat, disabled and female while centering the strength, resilience and self-redemption required to grow and transform.
She was also the author of The Good Truth and Not Just the Fire and received numerous awards for her work appearing in many literary publications. A limited number of books will be available for purchase at the event and are also available online through the publisher Milk & Cake Press (all proceeds go to the family).
