Title: Real Life Poets, Inc.

URL: http://reallifepoets.org/

Description: Real Life Poets, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit community service and mentoring organization focusing on mentoring young adults, encouraging good communication, and oratorical skills using spoken word poetry and the arts. Real Life Poets empowers underserved youth through creative writing & performing arts to encourage youth development, civic engagement and the freedom to become the voice of their generation. "Changing minds 1 rhyme at a time"

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Subject:   Poets -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Communication -- Study and teaching,  Oratory,  Public speaking,  Youth -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Real Life Poets, Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: Alabama State Poetry Society, ASPS

URL: http://www.alpoets.org/

Description: ASPS's primary purpose is to promote poetry. The Alabama State Poetry Society consists of members who are venturing into writing poetry as well as those who are active poets, many of whom have published in journals, created chapbooks and books of their own, and who appear at poetry readings and poetry slams. ASPS is an affiliate of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Founded in 1968.

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Subject:   Poetry -- Alabama,  Poets -- Alabama,  Societies -- Alabama,  Alabama State Poetry Society (Huntsville, Ala.)

Title: Arc Stories

URL: http://www.arcstories.com/

Description: Arc Stories is a Birmingham, Alabama-based storytelling organization dedicated to helping people tell their own personal stories as well as they can.

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Subject:   Storytelling -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Podcasting,  Arc Stories (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: Desert Island Supply Co.

URL: http://www.discobham.com/

Description: The mission of the Desert Island Supply Co. is to work alongside Birmingham-area children and teens as they develop the creative tools they need to explore and document their worlds. The Desert Island Supply Co. is a nonprofit creative writing program for students in Birmingham, Ala. Based in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood, we offer free after-school workshops plus in-school programs in area schools. Our space in Woodlawn also serves as a hub for creative community projects and events.

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Subject:   Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.),  Writers’ workshops,  Authorship -- Study and teaching,  Creative writing -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs,  Students -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Desert Island Supply Co. (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: MIH, Make It Happen Theatre

URL: http://www.makeithappentheatre.org/

Description: "Southeastern’s Premier Culturally Diverse Theatre Company." "Make It Happen Theatre Company’s Mission is to bridge the gap among the cultures, promote literacy and provide positive, productive performing arts experiences for adults and children in the greater Birmingham Area. Make It Happen Theatre Company’s aim is to establish itself as one of the Southeastern region’s premiere multi-cultural theatre companies dedicated to providing quality theatrical productions." To provide on an annual basis, a season of quality theatrical productions, performing arts workshops, camps and arts events for adults and children.

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Subject:   Theater -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Multiculturalism in the theater,  Literacy -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Make It Happen Theatre Company, Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.)

URL: https://byalecharvey.com/

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Title: L.H.A.F., Literary Healing Arts Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.)

URL: https://literaryhealingartsdotcom.wordpress.com/

Description: "Promoting the healing power of words." "Expressing healing and growth through language, writing, journal arts, storytelling, or symbols."

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Subject:   Authors -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Healing -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  African American women,  Art and literature,  Spoken word poetry,  Literary Healing Arts Foundation (Birmingham, Ala.)

Title: The Jaybird, Jaybird Alabama

URL: https://www.jaybirdalabama.com/

Description: "A diversity of arts, traditions, talents, and ideas in an intimate, inclusive space." "...An experiment in community, creativity and the arts — a project we were calling “The Jaybird.” Our goal was to create an inclusive and engaging community space with books and zines, monthly concerts, bimonthly art openings, and occasional other offerings."

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Subject:   Music -- Performance -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Art -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Books -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  Publications -- Alabama -- Birmingham,  The Jaybird (Birmingham, Ala.)