Poetry Birmingham

Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal (PBLJ) is a British literary journal featuring poetry and criticism. It was founded in 2019 by Naush Sabah in Birmingham, England and is published biannually.

The Journal devoted an Autumn 2022 special issue, numbered 8.5, to poetry from Birmingham, Alabama. That issue was guest-edited by Gabrielle Bates, Ashley M. Jones, and Alina Stefanescu; and featured the painting "Gerrymander Abduction" by Bethanne Hill on the cover.

Other Alabama poets published in the issue included Josh Alex Baker, Queen Da Poetess, Tina Mozelle Braziel, Taylor Byas, Raye Hendrix, Joi Miner, Lauren Slaughter, and B. J. Wright. Harmony Holiday of Los Angeles, California also contributed a prose meditation on the poetics of Birmingham natives Sun Ra and Angela Davis.

External links

• Issue 8.5 at poetrybirmingham.com