Like a work of art, lovingly restored, an expatriate of Chicago has dug into her roots to nurture her work. Emcee Rita Jackson – aka, Rita J – is bringing her Windy City sensibility to her rhymes. She recently joined Eight Forty-Eight’s poet-in-residence Kevin Coval who brings us this conversation.

Event:
Rita J Performs
Nov. 14 at 9 p.m.
Darkroom in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood.