Ashley M. Jones

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Ashley M. Jones
Ashley M Jones at the 2019 Winter Symposium hosted by Southern Foodways Alliance
Born
Ashley Michelle Jones

Birmingham, Alabama, USA
OccupationPoet
Websiteashleymjonespoetry.com

Ashley Michelle Jones (born 1990) is an American poet and activist. She is the first Black Poet Laureate of Alabama (2022–2026) and the youngest person to hold this position.[1] She is the Associate Director of the University Honors Program at UAB and a Core faculty member at Converse University’s MFA Program.[2][3] Her poetry explores the impact the Deep South has on Black individuals and aspires to expose Black stories that were left behind due to Alabama’s historical enslavement of Black men and women. She is the author of three books: Magic City Gospel, dark//thing, and Reparations Now!.[4][5][6]

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