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In Verse: Congregation
In Gulfport, Mississippi, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey visits her cousin Tamara Jones, still battling financial problems triggered by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It inspired Trethewey’s poem “Believer,” and the visit was documented by photographer Joshua Cogan. Produced by Studio 360’s Lu Olkowski.
In Gulfport, Mississippi, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey visits her cousin Tamara Jones, still battling financial problems triggered by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It inspired Trethewey’s poem “Believer,” and the visit was documented by photographer Joshua Cogan. Produced by Studio 360’s Lu Olkowski.