The nation’s first academic center for Black poetry. Established in honor of Gwendolyn Brooks to preserve, celebrate, and support the Black poetic tradition.
Are you a JMU student with a passion for poetry, Black culture, and arts administration? Support the nation's first academic center for Black Poetry and apply to the Carmen R. Gillespie Fellowship!
Head over to the link in our bio for more info!
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The Fight & The Fiddle just dropped!
The Spring 2026 Issue features Krista Franklin and includes:
- an exclusive interview
- a critical review of her work
- new poems
- a prompt to spark your experimentation
Link in our bio.
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Congratulations to Wes Matthews, winner of the 2026 Furious Flower Poetry Prize, & honorable mention, Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe!
Both will read at the Poetry Prize Reading in Sept. & their work will feature in Obsidian with the finalists.
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We are excited to share that our Executive Director, Lauren K. Alleyne, is the recipient of the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome!
We are so proud of you, Lauren!
We invite you to help us celebrate the close of this chapter at our Farewell to Cardinal House Picnic!
Friday, May 1st | 5:00 PM | 500 Cardinal Drive
Do not miss this moment. Come be part of Furious Flower history!
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