Photographer Julie Blackmon and Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins share a casual conversation on the opening evening of Julie Blackmon’s exhibition Fever Dreams on March 5, 2020. The two long-time friends discuss Julie’s photographs from her Homegrown series, inspired by her childhood in Springfield, Missouri and complemented by poetry readings from Billy’s vast collection of work. Together, they discuss innocuous domestic tableaux, woven with fantasy and subtle satire, which reflect a delicate balance between the darkness and charm of contemporary American life in suburbia.