Furious Flower

JMU's 10th annual Giving Day is next Thursday, March 26! Give to Furious Flower directly via our Linktree & designate Furious Flower Poetry Center found under the Global & Cultural Engagement section. #BlackPoetry #GivingDay #JMUGivingDay #Nonprofit #fundraising

Post Spring Break blues? Come through. Screening: In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters Mar 24 | 5:30–7:30 PM Reading: India Lena Gonzalez Mar 26 | 5–6:30 PM Workshop Mar 26 | 7–8 PM See flyers for more! Open to all. Free parking: Grace St. deck#JMU26 #JMU27 #JMU28 #JMU29

This year, Furious Flower was a proud #AWP26 partner! From our “Black Poets and Their Fictions” panel to Gbenga Adesina’s signing, great convos, and a legendary dance party - Baltimore showed up! See you in Chicago! #FuriousFlower #LiteraryConference #BlackPoetry

We’ve landed in Baltimore for #AWP26! Join us in Charm City for multiple events, including a dance party! Booth #941 throughout the conference.

Hard Times Require Furious Dance Party
4MLK, 4N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
March 6 | 6:30PM #BlackPoetry #Baltimore #charmcity

The Winter 2026 Issue of The Fight & The Fiddle Featuring David Mills is live! Includes: Exclusive interview Critical review New poems Poetry prompts Find all issues of The Fight and The Fiddle in our Linktree! #LiteraryJournal #BlackPoetry #FuriousFlower #Poetry

We’re headed to #AWP26 Join us in Baltimore for readings, conversations, and community — including appearances by our Executive Director, Lauren K. Alleyne. Find our full schedule + event details on our website. See you there? #BlackPoetry #PoetryReading #Baltimore

We surprised Founder Dr. Gabbin with an 80th birthday celebration during the Oshun Rising Broadside reception! The room was filled with those shaped by her leadership and love. Plus our new “Founder” page + feature article are live! Swipe for highlights. #Poetry #BlackPoetry

We’re bringing a little sanctuary to #AWP26. “Black Poets and Their Fictions” March 5 | 1:45–3 PM Hard Times Require Furious Dancing March 6 | 6:30 PM | 4MLK Plus: Booth #941 all conference long. See you in Baltimore. #CreativeWriting #poetry #baltimore #blackpoetry

Today is the final day to submit up to 3 poems (6 pages total). Put your work out there! Open to poets with NO MORE than 1 published book. Prize closes tonight at 11:59 PM EST. #Poetry #PoetryPrize #Poetrycontest #BlackPoets #BlackPoetry #MFAPoetry #CreativeWriting

We’re taking poetry off campus & into downtown at the Golden Pony located at 181 N Main Street! Open Mic - 6 PM. Reading - 7:15 PM. Books will be available for purchase. The evening concludes with a book signing. #blackpoetry #poetry #poetryreading #JMU26 #JMU27 #JMU28 #JMU29

There are just 4 days left to submit! This year's winner might be YOU! Don't miss out on your chance. Check the linktree in our bio for our Submittable webpage. #Blackpoetry #poetry #Creativewriting #Poetryprize #PoetryContest #MFAPoetry #FuriousFlower #BlackWriters

TOMORROW: We make a sanctuary. An open mic and reading with Furious Flower Staff as part of AAAD Sanctuary: Sites of Survival and Spontaneity. Read. Listen. Witness. Union Ballroom on JMU Campus 4:30 PM Open Mic 5:00 PM Reading #poetry #blackpoetry #JMU26 #JMU27 #JMU28 #JMU2

The Furious Flower Poetry Prize judged by Major Jackson closes in two weeks, and we're still looking for your work! Don’t procrastinate on your big moment—submit today! Link in our bio. #BlackPoetry #poetrycontest #poetryprize #poetrycompetion #poetry #creativewriting

Happy Birthday to the founder and former Executive Director of Furious Flower, Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin! Join us this Friday, 02/06, 5–7 PM, as we celebrate Dr. Gabbin’s 80th at the launch of her poetry broadside exhibit, "Oshun Rising". #Poetry #FuriousFlower #BlackPoetry

Join us Friday, February 6, 2026, from 5–7 PM at Cardinal House for Oshun Rising, a poetry broadside exhibit curated by Furious Flower Founder Dr. Joanne Gabbin! Free parking is available beside Cardinal House. #Exhibition #Blackpoetry #FuriousFlower #FirstFriday #Poetry

School is back in session! We open this season with a powerful poem/meditation from Mahogany L. Browne. Catch the full reading, along with our complete archive of poetry events, on YouTube. Link in bio. #BlackPoetry #Meditation #FuriousFlower #PoetryReading

You have one month left to find yourself in our submission box! Submissions close February 15, 2026. More info and Submission Link in Bio #BlackPoetry #PoetryContest #PoetryPrize #FuriousFlower #EmergingWriters #EmergingPoets

A CMSS collab, January 21 at 6:30 P.M. at Wilson Hall, author, civil rights activist, godchild of Dr. King, Donzaleigh Abernathy, will be the keynote speaker. Furious Flower staff will read an opening poem. We hope you'll join us! #MLKday #BlackPoetry #CelebrateBlackHistory

Time to submit to the Furious Flower Prize for Emerging Writers! Winners receive cash, publication, a public reading. Must have no more than 1 published book. Submit up to 3 poems (6 pages max) by Feb 15, 2026—limited number of fee waivers. #PoetryPrize #CreativeWriting

Happy New Year from Furious Flower!Thank you for riding the waves of last year alongside us. We have a range of opportunities to move you through 2026 w/ poetry as your guiding light. We can’t wait to share these with you! #HappyNewYear #FuriousFlower #Poetry #BlackPoetry