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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
Sept. 29 - Praisesong for the People - Austin
Sept. 30 - Praisesong for the People - Dallas
Nov. 15-17 - Texas Book Festival
Projects
A 501(c)3 nonprofit founded by Amanda Johnston in 2006 to support Black women writers across the diaspora.
An emerging visual artist, Amanda's mixed media creations explore themes of identity, place, and the personal as political practice.
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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