Inspired by the legendary documentary film “Paris is Burning” and the queer counterculture it documents, this performance showcases prominent contemporary queer poets of color whose work explores social, racial, and economic injustice. This performance launches the Olympia Theater’s “In the Lobby Lounge…ETC” series. With: Dawn Lundy Martin, Justin Phillip Reed, David Tomas Martinez, and Danez Smith. In collaboration with Reading Queer…
In the Lobby Lounge…Miami Book Fair & Reading Queer Inspired by the legendary documentary film Paris is Burning and the queer counterculture it documents, Paris is Still Burning, showcases some of the most prominent contemporary queer poets of color whose work reveals and explores various forms of social, racial, and economic injustice: sam sax, t’ai freedom ford, Yrsa Daley-Ward, and Chen Chen. The reading will be followed by a mini “ball”— a mix between a drag pageant and a queer performance competition — featuring members of South Florida’s own ballroom scene.…