Contributor Poet for Praisesong for the People

Edited by Amanda Johnston, the 61st Texas State Poet Laureate and first Black woman to receive this honor, this vibrant anthology collects the works of 70 emerging and established poets across the state. Commissioned to write original poems celebrating everyday people, the poets in Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas are as diverse as the landscapes they inhabit, and reflect the intersecting identities of Texas's population across age, gender, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disability, and immigrant communities. In these poems, their voices gather in a heartfelt chorus to praise in their communities who offer small kindnesses, asking nothing in return.

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