Name: Yalie Saweda Kamara and HS Prizewinners presented by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College
Start: 2026-04-07T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-07T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall, Smith College

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Tuesday, April 7th, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm

Yalie Saweda Kamara and HS Prizewinners presented by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College

Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall, Smith College (5 Chapin Dr) 5 Chapin Dr Northampton 01060 MA US

Entertainment

Yalie Saweda Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-American writer, researcher, and educator. Kamara's debut poetry collection, Besaydoo, won the Jake Adam York Prize from Milkweed Editions and the Ohio Book Award in Poetry. Kamara’s work has been described as an “elegantly wrought love song for diasporic peoples and places in this country and beyond.” Now an assistant professor of English at Xavier University, Kamara teaches courses in global and diasporic literature, creative writing, and hip-hop studies. Followed by conversation with Matt Donovan. Books available for sale & signing follows. Free & open to the public. Livestream on BDPC YouTube.