The Brooks Living Legacy recently announced their list of Living Legacy Honorees, a global celebration of Black Female Poets in the tradition of Gwendolyn Brooks. Torch is elated to announce that out of the 50 poets named, 19 have been featured in Torch Magazine and/or readings and special events. 

The Living Legacy Project is part of the 75th Anniversary celebration of Annie Allen, Gwendolyn Brooks’s Pulitzer Prize winning work. The list is composed of Black female poets who are making an impact in the literary community.

Honorees include:

• Amanda Johnston - Torch Founder / Executive Director

• Sequoia Maner - Torch Board Chair

• Elizabeth Alexander

• Tara Betts

• Mahogany L. Browne

• Isha Camara

• Ajanaé Dawkins

• Toi Derricotte

• Latasha N. Nevada Diggs

• Kelly Norman Ellis

• Vievee Francis

• Krista Franklin

• Faylita Hicks

• Toni Asante Lightfoot

• Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton

• Evie Shockley

• Patricia Smith

• Ebony Stewart

• Natasha Trethewey

• Crystal Wilkinson

To learn more about Brooks Permissions and to see the full list of Living Legacies Honorees, click here. 

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About Torch Literary Arts

Torch Literary Arts (TORCH) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit established with love and intention in 2006 to publish and promote creative writing by Black women. We publish contemporary writing by experienced and emerging writers alike. Torch has featured work by Toi Derricotte, Tayari Jones, Sharon Bridgforth, Crystal Wilkinson, Patricia Smith, Natasha Trethewey, Elizabeth Alexander, and others. Programs include the Wildfire Reading Series, writing workshops, and retreats.

Help Torch continue to publish and promote Black women writers by donating today.

About Brooks Permissions

Brooks Permissions, founded in 2001, manages the literary works of acclaimed poet Gwendolyn Brooks.

Media Contact Information:

Brittany Heckard

Communications Associate

bheckard@torchliteraryarts.org 

(512) 641-9251