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2024 Texas State Poet Laureate 

Publications

"Bogeymen" - Academy of American Poets

"On the Other Side" - The Rumpus 

"This Is Love" - Poetry Magazine  

 

 

Events

Aug. 24: National Book Festival

 

Sept. 7: Austin Is A Poem 

Sept. 18-22: Furious Flower Conference 

Projects

Torch Literary Arts

A 501(c)3 nonprofit founded by Amanda Johnston in 2006 to support Black women writers across the diaspora. 

Visual Art 

An emerging visual artist, Amanda's mixed media creations explore themes of identity, place, and the personal as political practice.  

Praisesong for the People

A statewide poetry project in Texas celebrating everyday people in the place we call home. This project is supported by the Academy of American Poets and the Mellon Foundation.  

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