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Book Discussion: Sneaker Marauders: Poems by Ran Walker and Van G. Garrett

May 20, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007 United States
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Organizer

Kalamazoo Downtown Partnership
Phone:
269-344-0795
Email:
team@downtownkalamazoo.org
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All Ages
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A photo of the Radisson Hotel downtown at dusk.

This short collaboration celebrates sneaker culture through poetry. Consisting of two parts, part one is a micro saga-in verse about a quest to find sneakers but yields an even great discovery beyond shoes. Part two is a collection of prose poems, a kind of mixtape, which explores many aspects of sneaker culture from overarching artistic reflections to personal ties to footwear. Themes in this book will tie into Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks.

Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, and curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.

Please note that this event will not be livestreamed or posted on YouTube.
All book discussions are free, open to the public, and take place in-person at the Meader Fine Arts Library. Participants do not need to have read the book, but it will help facilitate the overall discussion. Preregistration is encouraged.