@johnica
 Peripatetic
Joined October 2008
  • Tweets18.8K
  • Following621
  • Followers5.4K
123Media
Johnica Rivers retweeted
Greensboro Bound@GreensboroBoundMar 5
With Weatherspoon Art Museum, we welcome National Book Award winner and MacArthur Fellow @imaniperry to our 2026 Book Festival. In Black in Blues, she explores how art, memory, and history shape the American story. A defining voice for our American Kaleidoscope.
3
3
1,130
Evie Shockley (@seminewblack) is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets Fellowship, which recognizes distinguished poetic achievement & carries with it a stipend of $25,000 & a residency at the Eliot House in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Evie Shockley, 2024 recipient, Academy Fellowship.” Black and white headshot of Evie Shockley.

ALT The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Evie Shockley, 2024 recipient, Academy Fellowship.” Black and white headshot of Evie Shockley.

1
20
4
59
40,528
Ariana Benson’s (@literari_ana) Black Pastoral (UGA Press @UGAPress, 2023) has won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for the most outstanding book of poetry published in the U.S. in the previous calendar year. Kyle Dargan, Yesenia Montilla @yeseniamontilla, & D.A. Powell @Powell_DA judged.
The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Ariana Benson, 2024 recipient, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.” Black and white headshot of Ariana Benson.

ALT The Academy of American Poets’ ninetieth anniversary logo. White and black text against a blue background that reads “Ariana Benson, 2024 recipient, Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize.” Black and white headshot of Ariana Benson.

7
48
36
147
67,665
So honored to be able to share my family’s stories with the world.
Southern Cultures@SCquarterly29 Aug 2024
Meet the SOJOURNING issue, edited by @alexispauline, @johnica, & @MichelleIsRizin. "What you cannot know at the beginning of a sojourn is who you will be on the other side. This is what we want for you." southerncultures.org/issues/…

Sojourning

Building on the legacies of Harriet Jacobs’s life and work, our summer issue explores sojourning as a creative and intellectual act.

southerncultures.org
4
10
19
3,062
Meet the SOJOURNING issue, edited by @alexispauline, @johnica, & @MichelleIsRizin. "What you cannot know at the beginning of a sojourn is who you will be on the other side. This is what we want for you." southerncultures.org/issues/…

Sojourning

Building on the legacies of Harriet Jacobs’s life and work, our summer issue explores sojourning as a creative and intellectual act.

southerncultures.org
19
1
22
6,456
Dear Beloved, Come on out into the Outside: —  where the nightshade trumpets cry slow sap   & celebrate. Come on Beloved. Come on out ––Joy Priest @Dalai_Mama_ #PoemADay poets.org/poem/black-outside

The Black Outside

Dear Beloved, Come on out into the Outside: — / where the nightshade trumpets cry slow sap

poets.org
42
11
108
38,356
Johnica Rivers retweeted
WUNC@wunc2 Aug 2024
On Due South, @LeonedaInge talks with the Harriet Jacobs Project about the gathering that brought Black women from all over the country to honor the legacy of the abolitionist and author of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." wunc.org/show/due-south/2024…

'A Sojourn for Harriet Jacobs' honors the life and legacy of the writer and abolitionist

Johnica Rivers and Michelle Lanier of the Harriet Jacobs Project talk to Leoneda Inge about the gathering that brought Black women from all over the country to honor the legacy of the abolitionist...

wunc.org
5
4
812
Johnica Rivers retweeted
ARTnews@artnews29 Jul 2024
A recent artist activation by Letitia Huckaby activates Jacobs's hometown as part of a larger initiative by Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers. artnews.com/art-news/artists…
5
8
2,193
latimes.com/lifestyle/image/… A conversation on mutual obsessions and AJ’s new work

Arthur Jafa shifts into another realm

With two upcoming shows, one at Gladstone Gallery and another at 52 Walker, Jafa reflects on what it means to get a big break as an artist.

latimes.com
2
48
5
230
21,912
Once every four years, we get an extra day of Black History Month! I’ll use it to spotlight Phillis Wheatley, the first enslaved African American woman to have a book of poems published. The @librarycongress has a first edition! #blackhistorymonth #poetry
13
415
20
1,753
72,793
Johnica Rivers retweeted
Imani Perry@imaniperry25 Jan 2024
This is such a wonderful week for Black women’s writing. The tradition is being tended.
2
26
2
123
11,527
@Harmony_Holiday is awarded a 2024 Grace Dudley Prize for Arts Writing. Ms. Holiday's work "exists at the intersection of criticism, poetry, and contemporary art, affording new insights into the affective structure of Black creative life." @4_columns @latimesimage
2
7
4
68
32,778
I'm thrilled to announce that my latest book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War, is on its way! I can't wait to unveil this journey with you all. Secure your copy through preorders now!
1
21
8
48
15,049
Johnica Rivers retweeted
Imani Perry@imaniperry27 Nov 2023
Teaching the work of Jennifer Nash is a joy. So much clarity and care.
3
23
4,910
rabkinfoundation.org/awards City girls up 🖤
14
5
1
47
9,683
Whiting winner @alexispauline, alongside Michelle Lanier and Johnica Rivers, is editing an issue of @SCquarterly called "Sojourning," inspired by the life and legacies of Harriet Ann Jacobs. Submissions accepted through 7/1; find out more here: buff.ly/3McDWAC
10
2
18
17,893
Johnica Rivers retweeted
ariana benson@literari_ana19 Apr 2023
cover reveal: 09/15/23 — Black Pastoral 🌷🌹🥀 endless thanks to artist Debora Moore for allowing me to use this stunning image of her installation of handblown glass flowers! and to the wonderful design team for their subtle, lovely choices! @UGAPress @cavecanempoets
61
132
17
772
56,091
Load more