2017 Geography of Hope: Nikky Finney

National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney reads her poems "Brown Country," "The Vertigo," and "Penguin Mullet Bread" at the 2017 Geography of Hope Conference. This year's theme was "Ancestors and the Land: Our Past, Present, and Future" held in Point Reyes, California. The conference is a partnership of Black Mountain Circle, Center for Humans and Nature, Point Reyes Books, and the US Forest Service.

[@Floataway67]

Such a treat to hear Nikky Finney read Brown Country . . . and all of her amazing work. I like her SO much.

[@alfredmoraka9030]

Pure poetic genius. An ancestors, visiting us and speaking the language of the dead. We spirits 'shiver' in your presence.

[@valbrunjean1996]

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