ALEX THE GREAT
as part of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival Dallas
Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM
Ashley Jordan, We Form Creatives, and Alex tha Great, Right to Write Slam Poetry Festival, in conversation via Instagram Live
Alex Tha Great (Given Real Encouragement Amongst Turmoil) is an accomplished spoken word artist, speaker, actress, consultant, and arts curator holding a Master’s degree in Cultural Studies. She is the Executive Director of the Right 2 Write Poetry Slam Festival, #4 ranked woman poet in the world, a TedX speaker, the co-founder and host of the three-year running arts venue Random Xpression, and community organizer known in her current home of Dallas and earlier roots of East Palo Alto, CA.
Her poems have been published in several journals including The Cookout, Illya’s Honey, The Voices Project, The Legendary, and Linden Avenue and she is the author of four collections of poetry including Weeping in Public Spaces (2022) and Black Souls Dance on Beat (2015). Her one woman show Passport to Womanhood was awarded Best One Woman Show by the Houston Fringe Festival and toured the southwest region for two years. Her most gracious job is being mother to a vivacious 8-year-old little girl and is balanced by a self-care routine involving peanut M & M’s, prayer, and much needed naps. She lives by the motto: Whatever you do, let it be bold!
Please email questions to andrea.tosten@dallas.gov