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