Poet laureate Ashley M. Jones has announced the five writers who will make up the Alabama Poetry Delegation, a group selected to create literary programs throughout different regions around the state. Meet them:
. The project is partially funded by a grant from the Academy of American Poets. Last year, Jones received a $50,000 award from the organization with $15,000 of the funds designated for a service project in Alabama. Jones is one of the 22 poets in the 2022 cohort of Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellows. The mission of the fellowship,, is to support the work of the fellows and enable them to create civic poetry programs.
The delegates— who were selected by Jones and the Alabama Writers Forum after applying for the project— are required to partner with a local organization in their region for their poetry initiatives. Delegates receive a $1,000 stipend for personal use and partner organizations receive $2,000 for events and programming. The delegates and partner organizations can also raise additional funds and apply for supplemental grants.
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