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March 25, 2022 at 8.00pm – 9.30pm

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Choice Words: Writers on Abortion

Join us for a reading from Choice Words: Writers on Abortion at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

128 North Broad Street, Samuel M.V. Hamilton building
Philadelphia, PA 19102 United States

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Friday, March 25th, 8 PM ET

An AWP off-site reading from Choice Words: Writers on Abortion hosted by editor Annie Finch, in support of the Pennsylvania Abortion Liberation Fund.

A landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and essays from Mary Wollstonecraft to Lucille Clifton, Choice Words collects essential voices that renew our courage in the struggle to defend reproductive rights. These essays, poems, and prose are a testament to the profound political power of defying shame.

This event will take place at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, 128 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19102.

Program:

Introduced by Cherise Pollard

Special Guest: Kazim Ali

Readers:

Saida Agostini

Amy Alvarez

Annie Finch

Camonghne Felix

Caitlin Mcdonnell

Daisy Fried

Elæ Moss

Ellen McGrath Smith

Josette Akresh-Gonzales

Julie Kane

Kristen Ghodsee

Larissa Shmailo

Lesley Wheeler

Purvi Shah

Susan Rich

Teri Cross Davis

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While this event is free to attend, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of the Pennsylvania Abortion Liberation Fund.