.CHISARAOKWU. to co-facilitate poetry workshop on family archives as inspiration for poetry at the Emily Dickinson Museums 2024 Tell It Slant Festival.
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The African Poetry Book Fund is thrilled to announce the winners of the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel International Prize for African Poetry).
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The African Poetry Book Fund is thrilled to announce the short-list of the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel International Prize for African Poetry).
Read MoreFor more information about Headlands Center for the Arts and their offerings, visit www.headlands.org.
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This Fellowship was established by the Poetry Foundation in honor of poet Sonia Sanchez receiving the 63rd Edward MacDowell Medal.
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Los Angeles Performance Practice is proud to announce the California Arts Council (CAC) has bestowed a grand total of $760,000 in Individual Artist Fellowships to 90 outstanding Los Angeles County artists. The Individual Artists Fellowship program recognizes the talent and dedication of California's artistic community, encompassing all disciplines and corners of the state. Through these fellowships, the CAC highlights the vital role individual artists play in shaping both time-honored and contemporary culture.
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MacDowell will welcome 142 artists from 23 states, Washington, D.C., and 11 countries for spring and summer residencies. These Fellowships at the nation’s first artist residency program were granted from a pool of 1,822 applications from 54 different countries and every state except Hawaii.
Read MoreTo Emily Dickinson, phosphorescence, was a divine spark and the illuminating light behind learning — it was volatile, but transformative in nature. Produced by the Emily Dickinson Museum, the Phosphorescence Poetry Reading Series celebrates contemporary creativity that echoes Dickinson’s own revolutionary poetic voice.
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After the difficulties of the past year — the devastation of the pandemic, which puts people of color at a disproportionately high risk, plus the racial reckoning prompted by ongoing police violence — many would agree that there’s been more than enough Black suffering in real life. So the fact that media makers keep focusing on trauma as the main aspect of Black life, such as through Amazon’s new race-themed horror series, Them, only compounds it — and has prompted a plea for more displays of Black joy. Read more…
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