Stateside s conversation with Semaj Brown.
The American Academy of Poets has chosen Flint’s Poet Laureate, Semaj Brown, as one of twenty-two 2021 Poet Laureate Fellows. Brown will receive $50,000 for her literary work.
Brown intends to put the award toward the Poetry Pod Project, or P3. The virtual programming series, a project of her own design, aims to support literacy in Flint.
“We know a healthy community is a literate community , and what better way to support literacy than through poetry?” Brown said. “Because poetry is fun, it’s musical, it’s relevant, it’s historic, it’s all those things wrapped into one.”
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Flint Neighborhood Group Event Looks to Fight Blight in City
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One local Flint group is building on the sentiment to fight an ongoing issue plaguing Flint. Neighborhoods are battling blight that is taking away from the beauty and landscape of once picturesque areas within the city.
Fighting the problem has become the mission of The Sarvis Park Neighborhood Association. With a mission focused on restoring pride and the value of the real estate in our area while bridging the generational gap through community engagement, the group has organized an event to start revitalizing areas in the city starting with Sarvis Park.