The latest edition of the Birmingham Arts Journal is online in its entirety.

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The 2nd annual MY FAVORITE POEM program was a huge success September 28, 2007, at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

» Click here to view the 2007 event.

» Click here to view video from 2006.

My Favorite Poem is produced by its creator, poet Irene Latham irenelatham@bellsouth.net, and sponsored by the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Jefferson State Community College and the editors of Birmingham Arts Journal. Thanks to the parents of ASFA’s Creative Writing Department for hosting the reception…and to videographer David Murray for recording the event. To purchase copies of the video, contact David at dmur56@cs.com

The 2007 poetry readers were George Wallace Jr., Susan Swagler, George Sarris, Richard Dykes, Dr. William Colvin, Jennifer Forsythe, R. A. Nelson, Elizabeth Downs, Kaitie Sneed, D. S. Pearson, Manisha Mishra, Rickey Powell, Veronica Kennedy & Don Stewart. Emcees were Stuart Flynn & Jim Reed.