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The Literary Arts MFA cohort at Brown University presents “Dream Desires: Mirror / Blueprint,” a poetry reading that transverses dual sides of the meanings of the word “dream.” A dream may be a reflection of a wish or prediction received during sleep; it may also be a goal designed and acted toward during waking life. Magical or pragmatic, visionary or constructed, fragment or flowchart, portal or plan… these two definitions feel opposite, but proximate--both kinds of dreams echo our desires for the future. Sleep-dreams and awake-dreams also find a bridge in mysticism, which often manifests in practical, devotional actions. In this reading, poets will engage modes including incantation, confession, surrealism, scheming, and pep talk, to explore the multivalent offerings of our dreams.