D Colin Performs “Why You Want to Fly Blackbird” at the Fish Market

On Friday, July 22, 2022, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Troy Art Center Fish Market Community Engagement Project Event that featured performances by poet and artist-in-residence D. Colin and poet Amani Olugbala. In this part-one segment, we hear excerpts of D.Colin’s raw version of her poem “Why You Want To Fly Blackbird.”