Abdul Ali
Abdul Ali is a poet and essayist who lives, works, and dreams in Baltimore. His writing has been published in The Atlantic, The L.A. Times, and The Washington Post. For his literary work, Ali has been recognized by the Robert Deutsch Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, Sewanee, DC Commission on the Arts, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts (VCCA). He is the author of Trouble Sleeping which won the 2014 New Issues Poetry Book Prize selected by Fannie Howe.
Stories by Abdul Ali
While Lewis was a bona fide history maker, he’s not a household name in the way that other Baltimore icons are. One of the goals of the TITAN exhibition is to change that.
The CityLit Festival, now in its 22nd year, is both a celebration of literature and a reminder that advocating for the literary arts is essential labor. Full day events will take place on April 5th and April 25th, 2025.