Join JoAnne McFarland for a reading and Q&A. McFarland’s recent book Pullman examines themes of labor and love, using as its backdrop the history of the treatment of the Pullman car porters of the late 19th century. The poems and art pieces draw on historical sources, from the slave narratives of Harriet Jacobs to the creative output of the poet and artist’s late father, a musician and songwriter for Aretha Franklin.

ASL interpretation and Zoom captioning will be provided. For other access queries, please contact efrost@fordham.edu.

Photo credit: Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Photo description: Wearing a white shirt and pants, JoAnne McFarland is seated on a wooden stool in front of one of her paintings, a large portrait of a black doll in an antique white dress.