jessica Care moore
Poet Laureate of Detroit, 2024–
jessica Care moore is the author of several poetry collections, including We Want Our Bodies Back (HarperCollins, 2020); The Alphabet Verses The Ghetto (Moore Black Press, 2003); and The Words Don’t Fit in My Mouth (Moore Black Press, 1997).
In 2024, moore was appointed poet laureate of Detroit. A Knights Arts grant recipient and the founder of Moore Black Press, she lives in Detroit.