Atlanta poet and spoken word artist Ashlee Haze is one of sixteen writers to receive a 2026 South Arts Literary Arts Grant. Her award is going toward “KIERA,” a nonfiction book and audiobook exploring abundance, wealth and liberation for Black women and the historically marginalized. For Haze, the project is as much about how the story gets told as what it says. 

Atlanta poet and spoken word artist<a href="https://www.wabe.org/atlanta-spoken-word-artist-ashlee-haze-creates-an-afrofuturist-world-through-poetry-that-doesnt-exist-yet/">&nbsp;Ashlee Haze</a>&nbsp;is one of sixteen writers to receive a 2026 South Arts Literary Arts Grant.&nbsp;Her award&nbsp;is going toward &ldquo;KIERA,&rdquo; a nonfiction book and audiobook exploring abundance, wealth and liberation for Black women and the historically marginalized. For Haze, the project is as much about how the story gets told as what it says.&nbsp;

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WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

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Each week, WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

Each week, WABE Arts features stories of&nbsp;art and culture in Atlanta.