Read Irene's Poetry from Daily Life column about Poetry, Stitching, and How to Make the World a Better Place.
See Irene's "Math Lesson (from the Garden)" poem in Tyger Tyger magazine.
Coming from Lerner in Fall 2024, the first anthology curated by Irene Latham and Charles Waters! The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets,
with poems by Margarita Engle, Linda Sue Park, Naomi Shihab Nye, and more!
You're invited to listen to some lovely poems on The Children's Book Podcast, including Irene's "I Followed A Little Cat One Day."
African Town getting some love!
Oprah Winfrey's 15 Best Historical Fiction Books of 2022
NPR 2022 Books We Love
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Cat Man of Aleppo featured in this NYT Quiz
Meet the new Miss Fancy sculpture by Nelson Grice.
Irene named a 2022 Alabama Literary Arts Fellow!
Click to read the latest news about Gee's Bend quilts.
Sylvia Vardell, on writing tough topics (includes D-39 and some fabulous other verse novel recommendations!)
New! Virtual Visits Menu
Irene is a proud participant of READ AL200! This provides funding for visits featuring her stories set in Alabama.
Alabama is a beautiful state! Here's proof.
Another title to celebrate Alabama: Leaving Gee's Bend, historical fiction set in 1932 Wilcox County, Alabama, and inspired by the quiltmakers and their stories.
Look for Irene's "Dog" poem in NIGHT WISHES, poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illus. by Jen Corace.
Irene named the winner of the International Literacy Association- Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award.
