While the COVID-19 pandemic has put BAMPFA’s long-running poetry reading series on hold, we’re presenting online readings from some of our favorite poets. We've invited them to read recent work that speaks to our current moment of isolation.

MK Chavez reads “The Great Mother.”

MK Chavez is the award-winning author of Mothermorphosis, Dear Animal, and Virgin Eyes. She is cofounder and curator of the reading series Lyrics & Dirges and codirector of the Berkeley Poetry Festival.