Poets and poetry at Furious Flower
13th Annual Children’s Poetry Camp: “Alive With Words” on the JMU Campus
July 31-August 4, 2017 | JOIN US FOR A WEEK OF CREATIVITY THIS SUMMER! Rising third to eighth graders (ages 7 to 13) are invited to participate in this day camp (no overnight stay) for both girls and boys. Starts at 9am and concludes at 2pm each day on the JMU campus.
Find out more at JMU.edu/furiousflower/poetrycamp.
Stories
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Magnitude and Bond: Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks
Dr. Joanne Gabbin shares a favorite memory and how Furious Flower Poetry Center at JMU helps extend Brooks' legacy with young poets. ... Read More >
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Furious Flower announces winners of national poetry contest honoring Gwendolyn Brooks
Tiana Clark, a graduate student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, has won the $2,000 Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Poetry ... Read More >
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Dancing to Her Own Song: A Memorial for Mari Evans
Poet of the Black Arts Movement Mari Evans died on March 10, 2017. Furious Flower's executive director, Joanne Gabbin, writes in praise ... Read More >
