V SINK: A MEMOIR with Joseph Earl Thomas and Kiese Laymon (Virtual)

Thomas will discuss Sink his coming-of-age memoir in which he explores growing up with lessons of toxic masculinity that were drilled into his body and a cycle of violence that permeated the very fabric of his environment. But even in the depths of the isolation this created, there were unexpected moments of joy: from summers where he was freed from the injurious structures of his surroundings to the first glimpses of kinship. He would eventually come to an understanding of what it means to lose the desire to fit in and how good it feels to build community, love, and salvation on your own terms.