Her poems and essays appear or are forthcoming in many journals and anthologies, including CNN, the Academy of American Poets, Tupelo Quarterly, Prelude, Steel Toe Review, Fjords Review, Quiet Lunch, Poets Respond to Race Anthology, Night Owl, The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy, pluck!, Valley Voices: New York School Edition, Fjords Review: Black American Edition, PMSPoemMemoirStory (where her work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2016), Kinfolks Quarterly, Tough Times in America Anthology, and Lucid Moose Press’ Like a Girl: Perspectives on Femininity Anthology.
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She served as Official Poet for the City of Sunrise, Florida’s Little Free Libraries Initiative from 2013-2015, and her work was recognized in the 2014 Poets and Writers Maureen Egen Writer’s Exchange Contest and the 2015 Academy of American Poets Contest at FIU. She received an MFA in Poetry from Florida International University (FIU), where she was a John S. Jones is Poet Laureate of the state of Alabama (2022-2026) and co-leader of PEN America’s Birmingham chapter. In addition to PEN America and the Birmingham chapter, sponsors and partners for Birmingham Reads include the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Hoover Library, Thank you Books, and the O’Neal Public Library.Īshley M. Organizers will select future titles by authors either based in Alabama, or those with historical connections to the state. The event will celebrate the rich and diverse culture of Black and Southern peoples, and their role in creating a distinct culture in the South that has meaning throughout the country. Jones, Alina Stefanescu, and Keimaya Downey African drumming and dance by Sahi On Ko Djony, and a dancing workshop inspired by Perry’s book by Ursula Smith Dance Company. 2 will feature poetry readings by Ashley M. 1, the Birmingham Reads project will feature a conversation with Perry at Miles College. And I can’t wait to be with my people come February!” I believe the stories we share from the past give us hope for creating a better world in the future. The stories of Birmingham, the city of my birth, and the broader Southern region, are essential for understanding our country and necessary for creating a future in which all people, regardless of station, identity or personal history, are respected and cherished as members of the beloved human community. Perry said: “I’m thrilled that PEN America’s Birmingham chapter is raising up South to America as a collective reading experience across the city. Perry is a scholar of race, law, literature, and African-American culture at Princeton. In South to America, Perry writes that the meaning of American is inextricably linked with the South, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole. Birmingham is a magical place for so many reasons, and this program aims to celebrate that magic!” We are so thrilled to begin this journey with Imani Perry’s insightful book that relies on her extraordinary scholarship, depth of knowledge, and her personal experience growing up in Birmingham. The public is invited free of charge.Īshley M Jones, poet laureate of Alabama and co-chapter leader of PEN Birmingham, said: “ By reading one book of fiction or nonfiction in one given year and then discussing it in book groups and at events throughout the city, our goal is to build community, boost literary and civic engagement, and promote greater understanding of underrepresented perspectives. at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, featuring poetry readings, African drumming, and dancing. The reading and book club discussion program begins Sept. (BIRMINGHAM, AL)– Princeton University Professor and Birmingham-native Imani Perry’s acclaimed book South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (Harper Collins: 2022) will be the first title in a new yearlong citywide literary program, Birmingham Reads, sponsored by PEN America and its Birmingham chapter, to engage readers through one title relevant to the city and its history.
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