Poetry reading by Anne Boyer

At the end of Monopolis, American poet Anne Boyer will honor us with her presence for a public reading of her poems in the magnificent setting of Montpellier's botanical garden. In the exhibition hosted by Mécènes du Sud, Anne Boyer presents a collection of poemsentitled Money City As Fuck, excerpts of which have been co-translated into French by Lou Ferrand, Manon Michèle, and Mona Varichon and accompanied by her letter of resignation from her position as poetry editor of the New York Times Magazine.

In 2014, Anne Boyer was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of triple-negative breast cancer, which led her to work on healthcare policy in an era of precariousness. Her book about the disease,Those Who Do Not Die, was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. According to critic Chris Strofollino, Boyer's work "expands the boundaries of poetry and memoir as we know them." 



Let's meet in the heart of the botanical garden, a healing space belonging to the medical school, echoing the poet's struggles for a unique poetic encounter!