Hard Hat Reading: Monica Youn @poetshouse

Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

Kick off the Hard Hat Reading series with Monica Youn—poet, educator, and Poets House Board Member—as she reads from 'A Woman’s Mourning Song' by bell hooks and her own recent book 'Blackacre.'

Content note: talk of suicide.

This event is the first of an on-going series featuring poets reading from the Poets House collection. Posted on IGTV, YouTube, and our website.

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