Greg Brownderville, poet, Dallas
Moderated by Nancy E. Edwards, curator of European art/head of academic services
Award-winning poet Greg Brownderville has published three books of poems: A Horse with Holes in It (LSU Press, 2016); Deep Down in the Delta (Butler Center Books, 2012), based on folktales he gathered from his home community of Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas; and Gust (Northwestern University Press, 2011). Brownderville wrote the lyrics for a musical piece entitled Ripple the Sky, which premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2016. He also edits the Southwest Review, the nation’s third-longest-running literary magazine, and directs the Creative Writing program at SMU.
In addition to talking about the connection between his poetry and the Kimbell's collection, Brownderville will introduce his new digital storytelling project, Fire Bones, which draws upon his interests in poetry, imagery, folklore, and songwriting. He and his team will share their recent experience filming a music video in the Kimbell galleries for the soon-to-launch app, which will turn your smartphone into a magical storytelling machine.
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