Green Lion of Zion Street by Julia Fields

Green Lion of Zion Street by Julia Fields

Julia Fields

1938-present

Julia Fields, hailing from Perry County, Alabama, grew up on a farm and developed a passion for reading and writing poetry from a young age. After graduating with a degree in English from Knoxville College in 1961, she taught in Birmingham while pursuing further education at Middlebury College and the University of Edinburgh. Fields gained national recognition with the publication of her poems in prominent magazines such as Negro Digest. In 1968, she received prestigious fellowships and grants, including a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, and published her first book of poetry. Over the years, Fields continued to write and publish poetry collections, while also teaching at various institutions and residing in Washington, D.C.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1988

Green Lion of Zion Street. New York; McElderry Books, 1988.

AL Book Collection

Fields, Julia, “Green Lion of Zion Street by Julia Fields,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8111.