Malaika King Albrecht

Malaika King Albrecht is the author of five poetry collections, most recently The Long Apprenticeship (Main Street Rag). Her previous collection, The Stumble Fields (Main Street Rag, 2020), was a finalist for the 2021 Eric Hoffer Book Award. Her earlier books have also been recognized by the Oscar Arnold Young Awards, the Brockman-Campbell Book Awards, and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She served as the inaugural Heart of Pamlico Poet Laureate and is the founding editor of Redheaded St