Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green Launches Poet Fellowship Initiative in Partnership with BPL, Create Birmingham

Birmingham Public Library Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green City of Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green and the Birmingham Public Library are thrilled to announce the 2024 Summer Poet Fellowship. This initiative is a partnership between City of Birmingham Poet Laureate, BPL, and Create Birmingham. Selected fellows will work with two BPL locations to facilitate poetry programming in support of literacy and summer reading initiatives. “BPL is excited to be a part of this amazing initiative, as we strive uphold our mission to provide the highest quality experience to our community for lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and enjoyment,” said Birmingham Public Library- Public Service Regional Manager, Bessie Miller. Green has nominated Karima Moore to serve as the inaugural Youth Poet Fellow and Maati Sanovia to serve as the inaugural Adult Poet Fellow. Both will work with the Birmingham Public Library to facilitate poetry programming this summer. Fellows will receive a $500.00 honorarium that will be administered by Create Birmingham. Youth Poet Fellow, Karima Moor Birmingham Youth Poet Fellow Karima Moor Youth Poet Fellow, Karima Moor is a Birmingham native who’s always loved writing but didn’t start writing poetry until the age of 18. In 2021, Karima recited her self-authored poem, “Unity,”...