Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival

November 1 to November 4, 2023

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

1400 Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217

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Mapped location of Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival

Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

1400 Lynch Street
Jackson, MS 39217

  • Admission: FREE for students, $75 general registration

Overview

Celebrate the legacy of Phillis Wheatley, Margaret Walker, and Black women writers who have changed the writing landscape as we know it. The Margaret Walker Center proudly hosts the 50th anniversary reconvening of the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Festival as we lift up this ongoing work of Black excellence through intergenerational conversations, scholarly analysis, and creative writing.

Keynote Participants:

Jesmyn Ward, Alice Walker, Angie Thomas, Sonia Sanchez,

Nikole Hannah-Jones, Tonea Stewart, Eve Ewing,

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Imani Perry, Paula Giddings,

Honoreé Jeffers, Vinie Burrows, Maryemma Graham,

Carole Gregory, Joanne Gabbin, and Shelly Lowe

Chair: Ebony Lumumba

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