An anthology edited by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was recognized as a 100 Notable African Book of 2023. Her book, “Breaking the Silence: Anthology of Liberian Poetry,” published in January 2023 by University of Nebraska Press in collaboration with the African Poetry Series, was selected as one of Brittle Paper's 100 Notable African Books of 2023.
ALTOONA, Pa. — Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was a featured author at the first annual Pittsburgh International Literary Festival held in May.
Presented by City of Asylum Pittsburgh, LitFest was a 10-day event that brought together more than 30 speakers from around the world for live and virtual programs designed to build community around literary arts. Some of the topics included BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) representation among translators, linguistic inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community, and the politics of publishing.
Jabbeh Wesley read from her newest collection, “Praise Song for My Children: New and Selected Poems,” and offered the brief talk “My Immigrant Experience: The Immigrant to America.”
Jabbeh Wesley was also recently selected by Cutthroat Magazine to be a judge in the 2021 Joy Harjo Poetry Contest.
