Teju Cole with Ishion Hutchinson: Words and Images

Writer, art historian, and photographer Teju Cole and poet Ishion Hutchinson, recipient of the prestigious Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize among many other awards, visit LIVE for a wide-ranging conversation about their creative influences and inspirations. Cole, who was born in Michigan and raised in Nigeria, and Hutchinson, who moved to the US from Jamaica, share a mutual admiration for each other’s work, which touches on place, memory, and the notion of home.

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LIVE from the NYPL offers conversations with notable writers, artists, and leaders, hosted by Paul Holdengräber at The New York Public Library. Learn more about LIVE and our other upcoming events.

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