March 4, 2026 6:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle, Livestream (Hybrid)
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Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Based on Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ forthcoming book of poetic indexes, this interactive poetic lecture explores the life, teaching, and artwork of color theorist Alma Thomas. Engaging themes of audience, intimacy, abstract expressionist art, and the dynamic relationship between Black women’s creativity and the process of being Earth, the lecture invites participants into a rhythmic dialogue of form, meaning, and presence.
Registration opens December 10, 2025.
About the speaker
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Author, Poet
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Queer Black Feminist Love Evangelist and an aspirational cousin to all life. She/they are the author of several transformative books, including Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde and the award-winning Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals. As the co-founder of the Mobile Homecoming Trust, she/they help steward an intergenerational, experiential living library celebrating Black LGBTQ brilliance.
Sponsoring Departments: School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Department of Anthropology, Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH), The Graduate School