Furious Flower is committed to supporting our communities during this challenging time. We've assembled an accessible list of resources from our programs and archives for those who may be teaching remotely, homeschooling or simply in need of some ways to pass the time. Follow our social media and this website for updates!
- Digital archive of the 1994 Furious Flower Poetry Conference: furiousflower.org
- Furious Flower 25th anniversary panel discussion on "Innovating the Archive" at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124131646
- Furious Flower 25th anniversary reading at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124110974
- Furious Flower 25th Anniversary interactive workshop on "Voice in the Poem" with Gregory Pardlo, Erica Hunt, Douglas Kearney, Joy Priest and Aaron Coleman at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124109626
- Furious Flower 25th Anniversary panel discussion on "The Future of Black Poetry" with Kwame Dawes, Evie Shockley, Naguelti Warren, Meta DuEwa Jones, and John Bracey at the National Museum of African American History and Culture: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/124108109
- Purchase Furious Flower's newest anthology: Furious Flower Seeding the Future of African American Poetry: http://nupress.northwestern.edu/content/furious-flower
- Furious Flower's online journal, The Fight & The Fiddle, featuring an interview, new poems, a critical essay, and a writing prompt inspired by a Black poet: fightandfiddle.com
- James Madison University Libraries Special Collections Resources for Furious Flower: https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/resources/archives.shtml
- Furious Flower Poetry Center's youtube channel, with readings by contemporary Black poets: https://www.youtube.com/user/furiousflowerpoetry/videos
Use clips or the entire series to learn about and teach Black poetry: the series includes readings, critical reviews, presentations, panel discussions, interviews, and dialogues between poets.
Available from most university libraries, the Furious Flower streaming videos provide an unprecedented opportunity to watch leading African American poets read from their work and discuss the critical issues shaping this vibrant poetic tradition. It represents nearly 100 years of artistic expression, covering the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s as well as modern poetry, contemporary hip hop, and other forms of spoken word.
Streaming Video: 821 minutes
Distributor: California Newsreel
Language: English
