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<p>Room 220 Literary Archive: includes essays, reviews, poetry and prose published by Antenna’s RM220 as well as literary events around town.</p>

Bound by interrogative physics: A review of Stacey Balkun’s Lost City Museum

Lost City Museum Stacey Balkun ELJ Publications,  2016 Divided into two parts, Stacey Balkun’s Lost City Museum incorporates this division into what becomes an indispensible aesthetic whole, where seemingly unrelated images and moments—parties, mer-creatures, and museums (to name a few)—are bound by Balkun’s interrogative physics: Lost City Museum is a sensorium of motion, where conflict … Bound by interrogative physics: A review of Stacey Balkun’s Lost City Museum

“A country that seems to reject my kind”: Nicholas Mainieri reflects on the 2016 presidential election

November 9, 2016 It is because I’m an incredibly privileged person that I’m able to say that I woke up this morning and felt for the first time in my life the particular despair that comes along with living in a country that seems to reject my kind. Perhaps, one must consider, it always has. … “A country that seems to reject my kind”: Nicholas Mainieri reflects on the 2016 presidential election

Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Elizabeth Gross, Adrian Van Young, Justin Nobel, the Peaudunque Writers Alliance, and more

If you’re craving a break from your election anxieties, Room 220 has put together an incredible, non-exhaustive list of recent publications from writers around New Orleans, as well as a few from those who used to be in our midst. Elizabeth Gross, whose chapbook will released from the Room 220 imprint Press Street Press later this month, … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Elizabeth Gross, Adrian Van Young, Justin Nobel, the Peaudunque Writers Alliance, and more

I try to explore every subject equally, and let it hurt me fully: An Interview with Jonathan Penton

The Waves Reading Series will host poet Jonathan Penton on Thursday, October 13, at 7 p.m. at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Avenue). Penton’s latest book is Standards of Saddidy (Lit Fest Press, 2016). Of this collection, Carolyn Hembree remarked, “From ‘Fabio-streaked ceilings’ to ‘the darkly plain,’ these poems wildly traverse realms literary and erotic, public and domestic. Jonathan … I try to explore every subject equally, and let it hurt me fully: An Interview with Jonathan Penton

Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Andy Young, Anya Groner, M’Bilia Meekers, Zach Bartlett, Nordette Adams, Tad Bartlett & Cassie Pruyn

Countless writers in New Orleans are ever plucking away at their keyboards, conducting research or interviews, or simply probing their memories and inner lives to create worthwhile work. Much of this is published online, scattered disparately throughout cyberspace. Here are a few things we at Room 220 read recently that compelled us to gather them together and share. … Recently read, a New Orleans writers round up: Andy Young, Anya Groner, M’Bilia Meekers, Zach Bartlett, Nordette Adams, Tad Bartlett & Cassie Pruyn

A gateway that some don’t quite step all the way through: An Interview with Brendan Jones

ROOM 220 will host Anya Groner and novelist Brendan Jones on Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m. at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Avenue). Jones will also be leading a writing workshop at Antenna from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, which will involve lots of writing prompts, feedback, and an exploration of the process … A gateway that some don’t quite step all the way through: An Interview with Brendan Jones

New Orleans writers round up: Lara Naughton, Jesmyn Ward, Justin Nobel, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kristin Sanders, and Yuri Herrera

Countless writers in New Orleans are ever plucking away at their keyboards, conducting research or interviews, or simply probing their memories and inner lives to create worthwhile work. Much of this is published online, scattered disparately throughout cyberspace. Here are a few things we at Room 220 read recently that compelled us to gather them together and share. … New Orleans writers round up: Lara Naughton, Jesmyn Ward, Justin Nobel, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Kristin Sanders, and Yuri Herrera

Yuri Herrera reads from The Transmigration of Bodies at Maple Street on July 20

Maple Street Books will host Yuri Herrera on Wednesday, July 20, at 6 p.m. to celebrate the release of his newly translated book, The Transmigration of Bodies, at their storefront (7529 Maple Street). Herrera will be reading from the novel in both Spanish and English and signing copies of the book. His previous book, Signs Preceding the … Yuri Herrera reads from The Transmigration of Bodies at Maple Street on July 20