David Mills Reads from “Boneyarn”

David Mills, the actor, writer, and poet returns to the Weston Public Library on Sunday, February 13 at 3:00 with readings from his new book, “Boneyarn,” described by one reviewer as “a verbal monument to the fifteen thousand bodies buried in the African Cemetery of New York between 1712 and 1795.”

In previous Weston appearances, Mr. Mills delivered memorable interpretations of works by Langston Hughes and the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His program on the 13th can be attended in person or online.

The program is free, sponsored by Friends of the Weston Public Library. Register here to attend in-person in the Library’s Community Room. The number of in-person attendees is limited to 30.

You can register here to attend on Zoom.

The poems of “Boneyarn” resurrect the forgotten history of slavery in New York through the voices of the thousands interred in the city’s “Negro Burial Ground,” itself forgotten for generations, now known as the African Burial Ground, a national monument, America’s oldest and largest slave cemetery.