Ben Atkinson’s first collection, Spider Lightning (Hidden Owl), will be released at JaxByJax this year. His poems have appeared in Cadence, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Facets, FM Quarterly, and Stockpot. Ben has read for the JaxByJax Literary Arts Festival, Sing Out Loud Festival, and the Southeastern Sister Cities Reading Tour.
We are very happy to have Atkinson read with us on Saturday, November 16th. See the JaxbyJax event page for schedules for all the readers.
Tim Gilmore is the author of 19 books, including Channeling Anna Fletcher and Repossessions: Mass Shooting in Baymeadows. Director Emeritus of JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival and creator of jaxpsychogeo.com, Gilmore was named Jacksonville’s 2018 Literary Artist of the Year by the Cultural Council. He teaches writing at FSCJ.
Alton Gordon, poet and spoken work artist, is a resident of the Ken Knight Drive community that was heavily impacted by Hurricane Irma. His work describes the impact of the storm, mucking out people’s homes, creating mountains of debris that contained people’s personal items, furniture – the objects of living. Gordon has said many times, “I am more than this crisis,” reminding us all of his talent, his history, and his humanity.
Visit JaxbyJax.com for reading times and venues.
The JaxbyJax Literary Arts Festival would like to thank Tad and Julie Delegal of Delegal & Poindexter, P.A. for their generous contribution to the festival, which will help to buy food for the after-party at MOCA. We appreciate you!