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The nation's first academic center for Black poetry, Furious Flower was established on the James Madison University campus to serve creative writers, literary and cultural scholars, and poetry lovers everywhere.
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In Case You Missed It: You can still be a part of the magic that was Furious Flower IV!
You can view the livestreamed events including the Magnitude & Bond panel, the 2024 Furious Flower Poetry Prize Reading, and the two Abundance: A Global Poetry Performance panels in this playlist found on our YouTube channel.
You can also listen to the companion podcast, Furious Flower IV: Worlds of Black Poetry, created in collaboration with With Good Reason on both Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts (linked above). New episodes drop every Wednesday through November 20.
The galleries we co-sponsored also remain up in Lisanby, 150 Franklin St Gallery, and Union Galleries in Festival Student & Conference Center.