Ruth Lilly Prize Awarded to Black Fire This Time Poets

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The Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, awarded annually to one living US poet with an award of $100,000 in recognition of their outstanding lifetime achievement, was awarded to three poets anthologized in Black Fire This Time, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez and Haki Madhubuti. The award was extended to 11 recipients for this year. The critically acclaimed anthology … Continue reading Ruth Lilly Prize Awarded to Black Fire This Time Poets

LitFest2018 Debuts in New York!

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LitFest is coming to New York! Our national LitFest will take place Saturday, June 2, 2018 starting at 7 p.m. at Cassava House, 2270 1st Avenue in East Harlem. The event will feature poetry readings, a book fair and live music. Since 2012, LitFest has appeared in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. … Continue reading LitFest2018 Debuts in New York!

Black Fire This Time Featured in New York Review of Books and Supported by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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The momentum for the Black Fire This Time anthology continues to grow and has reached the notice of the New York Review of Books. In today’s article, “A New Flame for Black Fire: What Will be the Legacy of the Black Arts Movement?” author and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Ishmael Reed describes Black Fire This Time … Continue reading Black Fire This Time Featured in New York Review of Books and Supported by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Afrofuturism Album Released

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Black Fire This Time team releases new audio collection on Afrofuturism The creative team behind the Black Fire This Time anthology has just released a new album of audio works on the subject of Afrofuturism. Black Fire This Time: Afrofuturism features 16 tracks of poetry and storytelling on this growing movement in literature. Afrofuturism was … Continue reading Afrofuturism Album Released