Aurielle Marie facts for kids
Aurielle Marie, born in 1994, is an American poet and activist. They are known for their first book of poems, Gumbo Ya Ya. This book won important awards, like the 2020 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry.
Early Life
Aurielle Marie was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. From a young age, they joined youth groups that helped them be creative. This is how they started writing poetry when they were a child.
Career as a Writer and Activist
Marie has worked with groups in Atlanta that focus on civil rights and fairness for all people. They became involved in community organizing to help make changes in society. They were an organizer with a group called It's Bigger Than You.
Aurielle Marie has published their poems in many places. These include The Rumpus, BOATT, Poets.org, and The Adroit Journal.
Their first book, Gumbo Ya Ya, won the 2020 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. The University of Pittsburgh Press published the book in 2021. The magazine Poets & Writers described Gumbo Ya Ya as a mix of different voices and styles. It has unique ways of showing words on the page.
Personal Life
Aurielle Marie identifies as genderqueer. They use "they/she" pronouns.
Awards and Honors
Aurielle Marie has received several awards for their writing:
- 2018 – Lambda Literary Writer Retreat fellow
- 2019 – Los Angeles Review Literary Award for Poetry (for "The Blues, Reproductive")
- 2019–2020 – Ploughshares Emerging Writers Contest
- 2020 – Cave Canem Poetry Prize (for Gumbo Ya Ya)
- 2021 – Furious Flower Poetry Prize
- 2022 – Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry (for Gumbo Ya Ya)
- 2022 – Georgia Author of the Year Award, Poetry Full-Length Book (for Gumbo Ya Ya)
- 2022 – Out100
