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be gentle with black girls: A Conversation and Workshop with Tania De'Shawn and AL Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones — magic city poetry festival In this reading, choreopoetry, and workshop hybrid, Alabama State Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones will be in conversation with Tania De'Shawn, a Birmingham writer and teacher. Both poets' work engages directly with issues of Black girlhood and liberation, so this workshop will focus on those themes. A

“I would define myself as someone who wants to equip children with the knowledge of how to own themselves and how to trust their gut and trust their intuition,” said Russell.

In her debut book of poetry, Alabama writer Tania Russell unpacks the adultification of Black girls Inspired by a 2017 study about the adultification of Black girls, Russell spent six months penning “be gentle with Black girls,” her debut book of narrative poetry.

Tania De'Shawn Wins Magic City Poetry Festival Fellowship, Will Host Programs at BPL The Magic City Poetry Festival (MCPF) has awarded the 2023 Eco-Poetry Fellowship to Birmingham's Tania De'Shawn. Through this fellowshi...