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Hybrid Event: The Way Disabled People Love Each Other by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

About this event

A hybrid poetry event featuring Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, a Lambda Award-winning poet and disability justice movement worker, presenting their fifth collection of poems, 'The Way Disabled People Love Each Other.' Written over five years of pandemic lockdown, the collection explores themes of love, grief, and resilience within disabled communities, especially BIPOC queer trans individuals. The event includes in-person and virtual participation, with accessibility accommodations such as CART captioning and options for ASL interpretation. Hosted at Women & Children First bookstore in Chicago, the event emphasizes inclusivity and community engagement.

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