Poet Quenton Baker shares more with host Jodi-Ann Burey (author of Authentic) about their poetry collection, ballast (Haymarket, 2023) before we hear their live performance at Lit Lounge: The People’s Art. Learn more about Lit Lounge at litlounge.art.
Notable References:
The 1841 Creole Mutiny
Anastacia-Renee
Christina Sharpe
Min Jin Lee
Kiese Laymon
Harryette Mullen
Saidiya Hartman
Fred Moten
Shop Quenton Baker’s ballast and Jodi-Ann Burey’s Authentic with mam’s books at their online bookstore.
You can watch Quenton’s performance on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xg7uUTQHobk.
Lit Lounge: The People’s Art was recorded live by Studio 7117 at The Station - Columbia City coffee shop in February 2025.