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Johnica Rivers retweeted
With Weatherspoon Art Museum, we welcome National Book Award winner and MacArthur Fellow @imaniperry to our 2026 Book Festival.
In Black in Blues, she explores how art, memory, and history shape the American story.
A defining voice for our American Kaleidoscope.
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
18 Oct 2024
Evie Shockley (@seminewblack) is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Fellowship, which recognizes distinguished poetic achievement & carries with it a stipend of $25,000 & a residency at the Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
ALT The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Evie Shockley, 2024 recipient, Academy Fellowship.” Black and white headshot of Evie Shockley.
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
26 Sep 2024
Ariana Benson’s (@literari_ana) Black Pastoral (UGA Press @UGAPress, 2023) has won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for the most outstanding book of poetry published in the U.S. in the previous calendar year. Kyle Dargan, Yesenia Montilla @yeseniamontilla, & D.A. Powell @Powell_DA judged.
ALT The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Ariana Benson, 2024 recipient, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.” Black and white headshot of Ariana Benson.
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
29 Aug 2024
So honored to be able to share my family’s stories with the world.
29 Aug 2024
Meet the SOJOURNING issue, edited by @alexispauline, @johnica, & @MichelleIsRizin. "What you cannot know at the beginning of a sojourn is who you will be on the other side. This is what we want for you." southerncultures.org/issues/…
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
29 Aug 2024
Meet the SOJOURNING issue, edited by @alexispauline, @johnica, & @MichelleIsRizin. "What you cannot know at the beginning of a sojourn is who you will be on the other side. This is what we want for you." southerncultures.org/issues/…
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
26 Aug 2024
Dear Beloved, Come on out into the Outside: —
where the nightshade trumpets cry slow sap
& celebrate. Come on Beloved. Come on out
––Joy Priest
@Dalai_Mama_
#PoemADay
poets.org/poem/black-outside
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On Due South, @LeonedaInge talks with the Harriet Jacobs Project about the gathering that brought Black women from all over the country to honor the legacy of the abolitionist and author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
wunc.org/show/due-south/2024…
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A recent artist activation by Letitia Huckaby activates Jacobs's hometown as part of a larger initiative by Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers. artnews.com/art-news/artists…
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
19 Mar 2024
latimes.com/lifestyle/image/…
A conversation on mutual obsessions and AJ’s new work
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
29 Feb 2024
Once every four years, we get an extra day of Black History Month! I’ll use it to spotlight Phillis Wheatley, the first enslaved African American woman to have a book of poems published. The @librarycongress has a first edition!
#blackhistorymonth #poetry
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
25 Jan 2024
This is such a wonderful week for Black women’s writing. The tradition is being tended.
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
@Harmony_Holiday is awarded a 2024 Grace Dudley Prize for Arts Writing. Ms. Holiday's work "exists at the intersection of criticism, poetry, and contemporary art, affording new insights into the affective structure of Black creative life." @4_columns @latimesimage
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
14 Dec 2023
I'm thrilled to announce that my latest book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War, is on its way! I can't wait to unveil this journey with you all. Secure your copy through preorders now!
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
27 Nov 2023
Teaching the work of Jennifer Nash is a joy. So much clarity and care.
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
12 May 2023
Whiting winner @alexispauline, alongside Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers, is editing an issue of @SCquarterly called "Sojourning," inspired by the life and legacies of Harriet Ann Jacobs. Submissions accepted through 7/1; find out more here: buff.ly/3McDWAC
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Johnica Rivers retweeted
19 Apr 2023
cover reveal:
09/15/23 — Black Pastoral 🌷🌹🥀
endless thanks to artist Debora Moore for allowing me to use this stunning image of her installation of handblown glass flowers! and to the wonderful design team for their subtle, lovely choices!
@UGAPress @cavecanempoets
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