Quraysh Ali Lansana
Poet, educator, and arts organizer known for readings and work promoting African American literature and poetry; performs the poem reading featured in this episode.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 2min
The Peacock at Alderton
Quraysh Ali Lansana, poet, educator, and arts organizer known for promoting African American literature, reads Geoffrey Hill's vivid poem. Short scenes explore a survivor self, a vase of peacock feathers as life-evidence, threadbare plumage with bright 'eyes', and a coastal peacock roosting on a Scots pine. The reading evokes texture, color, and memory.
