shley M. Jones has edited literary magazines, taught at universities, and been a Knight Foundation Fellow. But wait! There’s more: she’s also the founder of the Magic City Poetry Festival, which celebrates Birmingham, Alabama’s poetry scene, and been named Alabama’s youngest-ever and first Black poet laureate. She is the author of the books (Hub City Press 2017), (Pleiades Press 2019), and (Hub City Press 2021) and teaches at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Converse
