Poetry reading by Anne Boyer

To mark the end of Monopolisthe American poet Anne Boyer honors us with her presence for a public reading of her poems in the magnificent setting of Montpellier's Jardin des Plantes. In the exhibition hosted by Mécènes du Sud, Anne Boyer presents a collection of poems entitled 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 highly aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, which led her to work on the politics of care in an age of precariousness. Her book about the disease, Celles qui ne meurent pas, was awarded the highly 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 Jardin des Plantes, the medical faculty's care area, echoing the poet's struggles, for a unique poetic rendezvous!