NEWS | Quraysh Ali Lansana

Oklahoma Today Article - FREEDOM ROAD

From the earliest days of Oklahoma’s settlement, African Americans struggled to secure their civil rights in this land. From the Territor...

(elephants in the room)

A riot is the language of the unheard. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I. if a riot is the language of the unheard what is silence? ...

KidLit 411 interviews Quraysh Ali Lansana

Quraysh discusses A Gift From Greensboro with KidLit 411. Talks generating the idea for the story, his research process and upcoming proj...

Jean Toomer Inducted to Poet's Corner

Quraysh helps induct Jean Toomer to the Poet's Corner at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Sunday November 11th in New York City.

2017 Central New York Book Award

The Whiskey in Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent listed finalist for the Central New York Book Award in non...

2017 Chicago Review of Books Award Finalists

Revise the Psalm: Works Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks and The Whiskey of our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience Cha...

Martha Bayne talks "Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology"

Martha Bayne discusses the intentions and fun in the production of Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology. Read the full conversation here.

Lincoln Center: Out of Doors Series

Quraysh reads Higher Calling at La Casita, the Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Series, featuring poets Paul Tran, Safia Elhillo and Patric...

NY Times Book Review: Claudia Rankine on the Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks

photo credit: Associated Press Revise the Psalm: Work Inspired by the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks, edited by Quraysh Ali Lansana and Sand...

Every Other Hour | In Verse

Quraysh Ali Lansana is the editing poet for In Verse, a new program by WBEZ. This summer, they're sending out a reporter, a photographer...

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