Praisesong for the People Anthology Launch - Austin
Sat, Nov 29
|BookPeople
Time & Location
Nov 29, 2025, 2:00 PM
BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, USA
About the event
Join us at BookPeople for the launch of the anthology, Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas!
Featured poets Amanda Johnston, Audrea Diaz, Jasmine Games, Zell Miller, and Bianca Alyssa Pérez
About the book:
“We turn to poetry in our greatest moments of joy and sorrow to help us tune in to our emotions and connect with others,” writes Johnston. In Praisesong for the People, poetry brings us together to celebrate the people across the state who make this land feel like home.
Edited by Amanda Johnston, the 61st Texas Poet Laureate and first Black woman to receive this honor, this vibrant anthology collects the work of 70 emerging and established poets across the state. Commissioned to write original poems celebrating everyday people, the poets in Praisesong for the People: Poems from the Heart and Soul of Texas are as diverse…