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PASSAGES: On Morrison

Namwali Serpell, Random House
Toni Morrison
Close Reading
Literature
The Bluest Eye
Song Of Solomon

PASSAGES takes reading on the road. Come along with Namwali Serpell, novelist, critic, and Harvard professor, as she joins fellow writers and skilled readers in conversation to pore over excerpts of Toni Morrison's prose. Recorded on book tour for ON MORRISON—Serpell's electrifying, critical exploration of the author's oeuvre—each episode welcomes listeners into rooms full of readers and discussio... more

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Toni Morrison didn't want a monument or statue erected in her honor; she wanted a dedicated reading room in her hometown public library, a space that could allow for change and continuous engagement with her work. In this episode, Namwali Serpell vis... more

Continuing our tour of Ohio, Namwali joins writer and educator Dionne Custer Edwards to discuss ON MORRISON at the Bexley Public Library. They read and open up a passage of Morrison's SULA, a brimming scene of friendship and play between the two cent... more

For the launch of Ohio's year-long, state-wide celebration of Toni Morrison, Namwali Serpell flies to Columbus to talk with poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib. With the help of the audience, they read the ending of Morrison's SONG OF SOLOMON and then... more

Namwali Serpell kicks off the tour for her new book ON MORRISON at the First Parish Church in Cambridge, MA, in conversation with poet Tracy K. Smith. Together, they read the opening of THE BLUEST EYE, Toni Morrison's debut novel, and discuss all th... more

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Tracy K. Smith
Former US Poet Laureate, Harvard fellow, described as a friend and colleague
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Episode: 1. Opening THE BLUEST EYE with Tracy K. Smith
Hanif Abdurraqib
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Vincent Cunningham
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Cathy Park Hong
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1. Opening THE BLUEST EYE with Tracy K. Smith
Q: What is your reading strategy when approaching Morrison's opening, and how does it shape your understanding of the novel as a whole?
The strategy involves reading with others to name techniques, recognize form, and reassemble the text's meaning, which deepens appreciation for Morrison's experimental approach.

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