Announcing The Inaugural City of Birmingham Poet Laureate
The City of Birmingham is pleased to announce the appointment of Salaam Green as the inaugural 2024-2025 City of Birmingham Poet Laureate.
Announcing The City of Birmingham Poet Laureate initiative
Create Birmingham, in partnership with the City of Birmingham, is excited to announce the launch of the 2024-2025 City of Birmingham Poet Laureate initiative.
We Create Birmingham: Irene Latham + Karim Shamsi-Basha
"One small act can create change... That can happen anywhere."
I Create Birmingham: Ashley M. Jones
“I hope to see more literary events spontaneously popping up within the literary community, but I also hope to see the literary community expanding until it’s just the community — no need to modify. “
I Create Birmingham: John Paul Taylor
“We feel the arts, and in particular hip-hop and spoken word, can be used as a tool to build, inspire and engage community.”