an/other pastoral

by Tjawangwa Dema

Wide-ranging and polyvocal, an/other pastoral questions what we imagine to be the boundaries between humans and nature. History, belonging and race converge with climate crisis, ecosystems and care in these startling and vibrant poems. With illustrations by Tebogo Cranwell and a foreword by Chris Abani.

About the Artist

Tjawangwa Dema is a poet and educator. The Careless Seamstress, her first full-length collection, won the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets.

Next Up

Dreaming Ecosystems: Film Poetry Workshop

Common OBJECTS
March 14, 2026
11 am – 5 pm

March 15, 2026
11 am – 5 pm

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Cadence Casual [in person]

Northwest Film Forum
April 18, 2026
5:30 – 7 pm

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Frye Art Museum
April 30, 2026
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