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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival Presents "A Year in Verse"
DESCRIPTION:A Year in Verse \n\n\nPresented by Create Birmingham and Magic City Poetry Festival at The Birmingham Public Library\, Birmingham AL \n\n\n\nApril 29\, 2025\n\n\nA Year in Verse: A Celebration of Salaam Green’s Inaugural Year as Birmingham’s Poet Laureate.  This free event will take place Tuesday\, April 29\, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Birmingham Public Library Central Branch. The evening will include a conversation with Salaam about her latest book\, The Other Revival\, exciting updates on the 2025 Poet Laureate programs\, and a special birthday celebration for Salaam—complete with cake! This event is made possible by Create Birmingham.\n\n\nADMISSION INFO\n\n\nWebsite: https://createbirmingham.org/community-arts/birmingham-poet-laureate/ \n\n\n\n\n\nINDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*\n\n\n\n\nApr 29\, 2025 at 5:30pm – 7:30pm (Tue)\n\n\n\n* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.\n\n\n\n\n\nLOCATION\n\n\nThe Birmingham Public Library2100 Park Place\, Birmingham\, AL 35203 \nView in Google Maps
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LOCATION:Birmingham Public Library\, 2100 Park Place\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Magic City Poetry Festival Presents Poetry at the Monument
DESCRIPTION:Poetry at the Monument\, sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts\, will feature Kamina Perdue\, Jamil Glenn\, and Tmbuk2 da poet!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy Magic City Poetry Festival\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 26 · 1 – 3pm CDT \nSt Paul United Methodist Church \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1500 6th Avenue North Birmingham\, AL 35203 \nShow map\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry at the Monument\, sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts\, will feature Kamina Perdue\, Jamil Glenn\, and Tmbuk2 da poet\, who will share work related to civil rights and social justice. \nArrive at 1pm for the poetry tour!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-magic-city-poetry-festival-presents-poetry-at-the-monument/
LOCATION:St. Paul UMC\, 1500 6th Avenue North\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival Presents: Be Empowered Poetry Contest Award Night
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 24\n\n\n\nBe Empowered Poetry Contest Award Night\n\n\n\n\n\nAges 13+\n\n\n\n\n\nBe Empowered Poetry Contest finalists will read their poetry aloud and the top 3 winners will be announced! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy GirlSpring \n\n\n210 followers\n\n\n\n2.7k attendees hosted 📈\n\n\n\nFollow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate and time\n\n\n \n\n\nThursday\, April 24 · 6 – 8pm CDT. Doors at 12pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n \n\nArtPlay \n1006 19th Street South Birmingham\, AL 35205 \nShow map\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nEvent lasts 2 hours\nAges 13+\nFree venue parking\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBe Empowered Poetry Contest Award Ceremony \nFinalists from the Be Empowered Poetry Contest will read their poems aloud and the 3 top winners will be announced! All are invited to attend\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP! \nWe are thrilled to offer this as one of the many events happening during the Magic City Poetry Festival! \nSee below for more information of the Be Empowered Poetry Contest! \nBe Empowered Poetry Contest\, open to girls aged 13-18. \nBE EMPOWERED POETRY CONTEST – ENTER BY APRIL 1 at https://girlspring.com/ending-april-1-be-empowered-poetry-contest/ \nFirst\, second\, and third place contest winners will receive cash prizes\, framed prints of their poems\, will be highlighted on GirlSpring’s website and social media\, and finalists will be invited to the closing ceremony in April. \nBe Empowered Poetry Contest is a collaboration between Girl Spring and See Jane Write\, LLC. Javacia Harris Bowser. Javacia is a writer\, journalist\, and poet\, and the founder and CEO of See Jane Write\, LLC. She is a frequent contributor to local and national publications including Style Blueprint\, Birmingham Times\, Good Grit and more. This project is made possible from a grant from the City of Birmingham\, with additional support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-presents-be-empowered-poetry-contest-award-night/
LOCATION:ArtPlay\, 1006 19th Street South\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35205\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival: Ekphrastic Poetry Writing Workshop with Tina Mozelle Braziel
DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, April 22\, 6-8 pm \nFee: $25 \nEkphrastic Poetry Writing Workshop: Take inspiration from the artwork in the exhibit of PaperWorkers Local members to write an original poem. Whether you are new to writing poetry or an established poet\, you will enjoy this guided writing exercise led by Poet Tina Mozelle Braziel. Light refreshments provided. \nHere’s how the Poetry Foundation describes ekphrasis: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/ekphrasis \nBIO:  Tina Mozelle Braziel won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry for Known by Salt (Anhinga Press)\, and her book Glass Cabin (Pulley Press)\, co-authored by her husband James Braziel\, was named Southern Literary Review’s 2024 Poetry Book of the Year. She has been awarded a fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts\, an artist residency at Hot Springs National Park\, the first Eco-Poetry Fellowship for Magic City Poetry Festival\, and the 2022 Alabama Author Award from the Alabama Library Association. She directs the Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for high school students at UAB. \nTuesday\, April 22\, 6-8 pm. $25 \nIf this is your first workshop\, please submit the workshop participant form.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-ekphrastic-poetry-writing-workshop-with-tina-mozelle-braziel/
LOCATION:Paperworkers Local\, 2717 7th Ave S #203\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35233\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival: Poetry and Process with Michelle Ortega
DESCRIPTION:Magic City Poetry Festival: Poetry & Process with Michelle Ortega (Free\, ONLINE\, Registration Required)\n\nJoin Magic City Poetry Festival for a thoughtful conversation with Michelle Ortega and Charlotte Donlon. \nSunday April 13\, 2024\n3-3:40 p.m. CT \nJoin us for a Zoom gathering with poet Michelle Ortega as she unveils the creative journey behind her forthcoming collection of Paris-inspired poems\, set to release this summer. During this reading and conversation\, we’ll explore how she weaves place and memory into her poetry\, capturing the essence of the City of Light while reflecting on the personal experiences that shaped her artistic vision. \nRegistration is required. Zoom link will be sent directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. Please contact Charlotte at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com if you have any questions. \nLearn more about Magic City Poetry Festival. \nPurchase Michelle’s book of poems\, When You Ask Me\, “Why Paris?”
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-poetry-and-process-with-michelle-ortega/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival: Poetry at the Museum Featuring poets Al Elliott\, Arlo Pate\, and Erika E. Wade
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, Magic City Poetry Festival brings poetry alive in unlikely places. Poetry at the Museum\, presented in partnership with the BMA\, will feature local poets Al Elliott\, Arlo Pate\, and Erika E. Wade who will share work related to visual art. Guests can arrive at 1pm\, 2pm\, or 3pm to experience these pop-up poems in the galleries.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-poetry-at-the-museum-featuring-poets-al-elliott-arlo-pate-and-erika-e-wade/
LOCATION:Birmingham Museum of Art\, 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr.\, Blvd.\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival: Poetry Salon (Free\, Registration Required)
DESCRIPTION:Magic City Poetry Festival: Poetry Salon (Free\, Registration Required)\n\nJoin Magic City Poetry Festival for an intimate evening of poetry in a salon-style environment. \nThursday\, April 10\, 2024\n6:30-8 p.m. \nThis salon\, hosted at the home of Charlotte Donlon\, will provide space and time for poets\, musicians\, all artists to share work in an open-mic style. \nBeverages and snacks will be provided by Church Street Coffee & Books. \nRegistration is required\, as space is limited. Location and parking instructions will be sent directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. Please contact Charlotte at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com if you have any questions. \nLearn more about Magic City Poetry Festival.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-poetry-salon-free-registration-required/
LOCATION:Home of Charlotte Donlon
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival Featuring Poet Adam Vines\, 7 p.m. at True Story Brewing Co.
DESCRIPTION:Poets\, be a part of this year’s Magic City Poetry Festival by signing up for The Quorum Poets’ open mic this Sunday\, April 6\, at True Story Brewing Company! The open mic follows featured poet Adam Vines’ reading at 7 PM. True Story is at 5510 Crestwood Boulevard in Birmingham. Share your words and voice! \n\n#mcpf #magiccitypoetryfestival #quorumpoets #truestorybrewing #openmicpoetry\n#birminghampoetry #alabamapoetry
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-featuring-poet-adam-vines-7-p-m-at-true-story-brewing-co/
LOCATION:True Story Brewing\, 5510 Crestwood Blvd\, Birmingham\, AL 35212\, Birmingham\, Alabama\, 35212
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival to Feature Jacqueline Trimble\, Jeanie Thompson\, Laura Secord\, Sanovia Muhammad\, and Maria Vargas
DESCRIPTION:A Magic City Poetry Festival presentation featuring poets and authors: Jeanie Thompson\, Jacqueline Trimble\, Laura Secord\, Sanovia Muhammad\, and Maria Vargas \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nJoin writers\, Jacqueline Trimble\, Jeanie Thompson\, Laura Secord\, Sanovia Muhammad\, and Maria Vargas\, as they discuss poetry\, creativity\, and aging and their contributions to Old Enough: Southern Women Artists and Writers on Creativity and Aging. \nIn Old Enough\, twenty-one women artists and writers write about the experience of aging. Gay\, straight\, unmarried\, partnered\, widowed\, Black\, white\, Latinx\, retired\, and working\, these women are not squeamish about the challenges of growing older\, including ageism\, health concerns\, and loss. And they are frank about how received notions of female aging can be restrictive and diminishing. But in lyrical\, sometimes wry\, often inspiring essays they explore what growing older can offer: self-knowledge\, insight\, and acceptance. Striking portraits by award-winning photographer Carolyn Sherer\, who is also a contributor to the volume\, accompany each essay. \nAt the heart of this invigorating collection is the bold championing of creative practice. Some contributors look back to their girlhood to recall their first powerful connections to art\, while others show how they have refreshed their commitment to maintaining a practice. However\, all are still driven to create and to investigate\, to stay committed to the processes that work while finding new ways to stay creatively alive. Old Enough aims to honor the limitless variety\, depth\, and scope of being “old enough” and will resonate with readers who want to understand and find purpose\, meaning\, and comradery in their creative journey. \nThis book is a gift! It confronts clichéd thinking about ‘women of a certain age’ with grace\, humor\, and candor. The idea that our creative pursuits can continue to nurture the best in ourselves and others\, especially as we age\, is inspirational. As a working journalist\, mother\, wife\, and daughter (and Southerner) who has just rounded sixty\, I want to thank these remarkable women for sharing their beautiful stories and encouraging us to embrace the now\, and beyond. — Debbie Elliott\, national correspondent\, NPR News \n\n\n\n\n\nAGE GROUP: | Adults (Ages 21+) | Adults (Ages 18+) | \nEVENT TYPE: | Author Event | Adult Events | \nTAGS: | poetry | national poetry month | magic city poetry festival | creativity | creative writing |
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-to-feature-jacqueline-trimble-jeanie-thompson-laura-secord-sanovia-muhammad-and-maria-vargas/
LOCATION:O’Neal Public Library\, 50 Oak St.\, Mountain Brook\, AL\, 35213\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry to the People: Historical Narratives of Poetry's Powerful Influence on Justice and the Legacy of Civil Rights in Birmingham
DESCRIPTION:Humanities scholar Salaam Green\, Birmingham’s first poet laureate\, will present a scholarly literature/history lecture and discussion: Poetry to the People: Historical Narratives of Poetry’s Powerful Influence on Justice and the Legacy of Civil Rights in Birmingham\, Tuesday\, April 30\, 2024\, 5-6 p.m. ⁠This poem is in partnership with the Alabama State Poetry Society.\n⁠\nAs part of this scholarly lecture\, Salaam will read from recent works on the lecture theme. This open-to-the-public\, free event will be presented in the first-floor space at the Birmingham Public Library located at 2100 Park Place\, Birmingham\, Alabama. Guests will receive eco-friendly pencils and thought journals to take notes and write questions—encouraging participation in the Question/Answer portion of the program.⁠\n⁠\nClick the link below to register for the event!⁠\n⁠\nhttps://www.magiccitypoetryfestival.org/…/poetry-to-the…
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/poetry-to-the-people-historical-narratives-of-poetrys-powerful-influence-on-justice-and-the-legacy-of-civil-rights-in-birmingham/
LOCATION:Birmingham Public Library\, 2100 Park Place\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival: Zines And Poetry: Making A Tiny Book With Alina Stefanescu
DESCRIPTION:In structural conditions that narrow what gets published\, whether by political systems that legislate repressive ideologies against free speech or by economic structures that prevent critical and system-challenging work from being published\, the zine works from a tradition of grassroots publishing. The zine isn’t working to get into the elite circles (though sometimes it does): the zine is working to speak\, to say\, to share\, and to imagine power differently. \nIn this zine-making workshop\, join MCPF board member\, celebrated writer and poet Alina Stefanescu as you endeavor to make your very own zine\, Wednesday\, April 17\, 6 p.m. via Zoom. \nSupplies needed: white paper (printer or otherwise)\, a writing utensil\, glue\, and optional collage materials (magazines\, etc). \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/zines-and-poetry-making-a-tiny-book-with-alina-stefanescu/
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SUMMARY:Magic City Poetry Festival Presents: Janice Harrington at the ALLA Conference
DESCRIPTION:MCPF is proud to bring Alabama native\, poet\, librarian\, and children’s Author Janice Harrington to Birmingham to feature at the Alabama Library Association Conference\, Friday\, April 12\, 12-2 p.m.\, Homewood Public Library. In this lunch and learn\, Harrington will talk about her life and love of books\, and how that love of reading has blossomed into a fruitful career! Attendees of this luncheon will need to register with the Alabama Library Association Conference: https://www.allanet.org/annual-convention \nMore info about the conference here.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/magic-city-poetry-festival-presents-janice-harrington-at-the-alla-conference/
LOCATION:Homewood Public Library\, 1721 Oxmoor Road\, Homewood\, Alabama\, 35209\, United States
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