jonathan penton

Poetry Buffet presents Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia

The Poetry Buffet will host Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia on Saturday, December 3, at 2 p.m. at the Latter Library (5120 St. Charles). Alison Pelegrin is the author of three previous poetry collections, and she has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts. Her poems Poetry Buffet presents Alison Pelegrin, Jonathan Penton, and Elizabeth Garcia

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

THE WAVES presents Jonathan Penton, Alison Barker, Gabrielle Douglas, and more

The Waves, a quarterly LGBTQ reading series, will present Jonathan Penton, Alison Barker, Gabrielle Douglas, and more at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, at Antenna Gallery (3718 St. Claude Ave.).  The series features local and visiting writers alongside emerging and student voices to encompass a multigenerational LGBTQ perspective. The Waves is also accepting submissions from writers interested THE WAVES presents Jonathan Penton, Alison Barker, Gabrielle Douglas, and more