The Montgomery County Public Libraries’ (MCPL) Contemporary Conversations series continues with the Lincoln Center’s first-ever poet-in-residence Mahogany L. Browne on Monday, June 3. The free event, titled “Chlorine Skies and Chrome Valleys: The Work of Mahogany L. Browne,” will take place at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Burtonsville. Organizers rescheduled the event from its original date of February 27, which was during Black History Month.
Browne will discuss two of her books, “Chlorine Sky” and “Chrome Valley.” She is a playwright, community organizer, and arts event curator. Other works include “Vinyl Moon,” “Woke: A Young Poets Call to Justice,” “Woke Baby,” and “Black Girl Magic.”
Browne is the Executive Director of JustMedia, a media literacy initiative supporting criminal justice leaders and community members. She has also served as the Executive Director of the Bowery Poetry Club and as the Artistic Director at Urban Word NYC. Learn more about Mahogany L. Browne on her website, here.
Watch the video “Why #poetry matters, in the words of Mahogany L. Browne #poems” below:
Contemporary Conversation on June 3
The event takes place at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 3 at Praisner Library located at 14910 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville. Following Browne’s presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session and a book signing reception featuring complimentary light fare.
Books will be available at the event for purchase from the Friends of the Library Montgomery County (FOLMC). Or to purchase books online, visit the FOLMC website.
To attend the free program, you must register, as seating is limited. Residents can register to attend in-person on the MCPL website at this link.
The Contemporary Conversations series is sponsored by FOLMC and Classroom 2 Community (C2C)
Photo from the Mahogany L. Browne Facebook
