Aurielle Marie

Aurielle Marie is a Black and queer poet, activist, and cultural strategist forever repping the Southwest side of Atlanta. She focuses on creating artistic spaces charged by justice, equity, and accessibility. She's received invitations for fellowships from the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat, Tin House, VONA Voices, and Kopkind Colony. She was chosen by Safiya Sinclair as the winner of Blue Mesa Review’s 2017 Poetry Prize. Her essays and poems have been featured in the Adroit Journal, VINYL, BOAAT Magazine, Black Warrior Review, ESSENCE, Allure, and the Huffington Post.