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Latham's poetry has been anthologized in several publications, and was collected in a [[2007]] compilation entitled ''What Came Before'', which earned a Bronze Idependent Publishers Award and was named Book of the Year by the [[Alabama State Poetry Society]]. Her debut novel, published in [[2010]], is a "mid-grade" historical fiction telling the story of a young girl growing up in 1930s [[Gee's Bend]]. | Latham's poetry has been anthologized in several publications, and was collected in a [[2007]] compilation entitled ''What Came Before'', which earned a Bronze Idependent Publishers Award and was named Book of the Year by the [[Alabama State Poetry Society]]. Her debut novel, published in [[2010]], is a "mid-grade" historical fiction telling the story of a young girl growing up in 1930s [[Gee's Bend]]. | ||
Latham founded the [[Big Table Poets]], and is the poetry editor for the ''[[Birmingham Arts Journal]]''. | Latham founded the [[Big Table Poets]], and is the poetry editor for the ''[[Birmingham Arts Journal]]''. Illustrator Yuko Shimizu was awarded a 2021 Caldecott medal for the children's book ''[[The Cat Man of Aleppo]]'', which Latham co-wrote with [[Karim Shamsi-Basha]]. | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* Latham, Irene (2007) ''What Came Before''. Mobile: Negative Capability Press ISBN 9780942544619 | * Latham, Irene (2007) ''[[What Came Before]]''. Mobile: Negative Capability Press ISBN 9780942544619 | ||
* Latham, Irene (2010) ''Leaving Gee's Bend''. | * Latham, Irene (2010) ''[[Leaving Gee's Bend]]''. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9780399251795 | ||
* Latham, Irene (2016) ''[[Fresh Delicious]]''. Wordsong ISBN 9781629791036 | |||
* Latham, Irene (2019) ''[[Meet Miss Fancy]]''. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9780399546686 | |||
* Latham, Irene (2020) ''[[This Poem Is a Nest]]''. Wordsong ISBN 9781684373635 | |||
* Latham, Irene & Karim Shamsi-Basha (2020) ''The Cat Man of Aleppo''. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9781984813787 | |||
* Latham, Irene (2020) ''[[Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems]]''. Charlesbridge ISBN 9781623541163 | |||
* Latham, Irene (2021) ''[[D-39: A Robodog's Story]]''. Charlesbridge ISBN 9781623541811 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 9 March 2021
Irene Dykes Latham (born born February 26, 1971 in Covington, Georgia) is a poet and author.
Latham briefly lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her family before they settled in Birmingham in 1984. She graduated from Hewitt-Trussville High School in 1988 and went on to earn degrees in social work at UAB and the University of Alabama.
Latham's poetry has been anthologized in several publications, and was collected in a 2007 compilation entitled What Came Before, which earned a Bronze Idependent Publishers Award and was named Book of the Year by the Alabama State Poetry Society. Her debut novel, published in 2010, is a "mid-grade" historical fiction telling the story of a young girl growing up in 1930s Gee's Bend.
Latham founded the Big Table Poets, and is the poetry editor for the Birmingham Arts Journal. Illustrator Yuko Shimizu was awarded a 2021 Caldecott medal for the children's book The Cat Man of Aleppo, which Latham co-wrote with Karim Shamsi-Basha.
Publications
- Latham, Irene (2007) What Came Before. Mobile: Negative Capability Press ISBN 9780942544619
- Latham, Irene (2010) Leaving Gee's Bend. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9780399251795
- Latham, Irene (2016) Fresh Delicious. Wordsong ISBN 9781629791036
- Latham, Irene (2019) Meet Miss Fancy. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9780399546686
- Latham, Irene (2020) This Poem Is a Nest. Wordsong ISBN 9781684373635
- Latham, Irene & Karim Shamsi-Basha (2020) The Cat Man of Aleppo. G. B. Putnam's Sons ISBN 9781984813787
- Latham, Irene (2020) Nine: A Book of Nonet Poems. Charlesbridge ISBN 9781623541163
- Latham, Irene (2021) D-39: A Robodog's Story. Charlesbridge ISBN 9781623541811
References
- Swagler, Susan (May 2010) "Stitching together a story." Birmingham magazine. Vol. 50, No. 5, p. 28
External links
- Irene Latham website