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The nation's first academic center for Black poetry, Furious Flower was established on the James Madison University campus to serve creative writers, literary and cultural scholars, and poetry lovers everywhere.

 

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Announcing Furious Flower IV!

We are thrilled to announce the fourth, historic, once-in-a-decade Furious Flower Conference. Click the link below to view more details and to subscribe for updates.

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Furious Flower Syllabus is LIVE!

Opening the World of Black Poetry: A Furious Flower Syllabus is officially live and available to the public. You can view the open-access text, video resources, and find out more information about the project at the link below.

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Furious Flower and Oak Spring Garden Foundation Present Seeding Black Futures

Join the Oak Spring Garden Foundation and the Furious Flower Poetry Center for a virtual conversation to celebrate the release of two debut collections of poetry: Black Pastoral by Ariana Benson, OSGF's 2022 Eliza Moore Fellow for Artistic Excellence, and winner of the 2022 Furious Flower Poetry Prize, as well as Heirloom by storyteller and environmental educator Ashia Ajani. The reading and conversation will be moderated by our own Lauren K. Alleyne.

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A Reading & Conversation with Shane McCrae

Join us Thursday, March 21 at 7pm in Wilson Hall Auditorium for a reading and conversation with Shane McCrae, award-winning poet and memoirist. This event will be livestreamed and recorded. This is a JMU Passport Event.

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