# Event Details - **Event Name**: Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: A stunning new collection exploring lineage and the legacy of survival as seen through the life of the poet’s grandmother AliceAbout this EventABOUT THE EVENTTickets include a copy of The Book of Alice, guaranteed entry to the event, and a seat in the reserved section. Diamond will be in conversation with Tyree Daye and will sign books after the program.All live author events are subject to change. More information about our events can be found at quailridgebooks.com/eventsfaq.ABOUT THE BOOKWINNER OF THE 2025 JAMES LAUGHLIN AWARD FROM THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETSA stunning new collection exploring lineage and the legacy of survival as seen through the life of the poet’s grandmother Alice—a Black woman born in the Jim Crow South—using the King James Bible as a narrative framework.“Alice / a god-song, swings still in the high / branch of our throats. I miss her, wonder / what she plants in heaven’s mulch.”When her grandmother died, poet Diamond Forde inherited a well-worn family Bible to remember her by. In The Book of Alice, she retells the story of her grandmother’s life through the framework of the only poetry Alice knew: the King James Bible. A Black woman born in the Jim Crow South, Alice joined the tide of the Great Migration when she made her exodus to New York City. She married, divorced, and raised eight children, all while struggling to define herself in an America that looks frighteningly like our own. Using found forms like recipes, a family tree, and a US Census Report alongside imagined psalms and scriptures, Diamond draws bold parallels between biblical narratives and the lived experiences of those often relegated to the margins of history. The result is both a heartfelt elegy and a new sacred text.ABOUT THE SPEAKERSDIAMOND FORDE’s debut collection, Mother Body, was chosen by Patricia Smith as the winner of the 2019 Saturnalia Poetry Prize. She has been the recipient of the Pink Poetry Prize, the Furious Flower Poetry Prize, and CLA’s Margaret Walker Memorial Prize, and other honors. She is a Callaloo, Tin House, and Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg fellow whose work has appeared in Boston Review, Massachusetts Review, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere, and she serves as the interviews editor for Honey Literary. Diamond holds an MFA from The University of Alabama and a PhD in creative writing with concentrations in African American poetics and fat studies from Florida State University. She is an assistant professor at North Carolina State University.TYREE DAYE was raised in Youngsville. He is the author of the poetry collections a little bump in the earth, Cardinal, and River Hymns, winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize. A Cave Canem fellow and a Palm Beach Poetry Festival Langston Hughes Fellow, Daye is the recipient of a Whiting Writers Award, a Kate Tufts Award finalist, and a 2021 Paterson Prize finalist. He was the 2019 Diana and Simon Raab Writer-In-Residence at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and received an Amy Clampitt Residency. Tyree is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. In January 2023, he served as Guest Editor of the Poem-a-Day series. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/raleigh/diamond-forde-|-the-book-of-alice/100001870782483769 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 22.44, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Raleigh - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Quail Ridge Books - **lat**: 35.8385833 - **long**: -78.6448083 - **full address**: Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b85633260d740fd384283819d52591e552411e7643d3d3b1aec9db42d234a3b2-rimg-w1200-h600-dc1b1a18-gmir.jpg?v=1763440528 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice being held? - **A:** Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice takes place on Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice? - **A:** Tickets for Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice are priced at USD 22 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityEVENT ENTRY (INCLUDES BOOK)USD 22 + USD 2 fee + USD 2 taxAvailableRSVP (Entry not guaranteed)FreeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice? - **A:** Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice is organized by Quail Ridge Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Diamond Forde | The Book of Alice is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Raleigh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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