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LIVE THOUGHT: Tamler Sommers in conversation with Billy Sothern, plus Pia Z. Ehrhardt and Kristina Robinson

Room 220 is pleased to present an evening of Live Thought with philosopher Tamler Sommers in conversation with attorney Billy Sothern at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). They will discuss the philosophy of punishment and related topics. Readings by authors Pia Z. Ehrhardt and Kristina Robinson … LIVE THOUGHT: Tamler Sommers in conversation with Billy Sothern, plus Pia Z. Ehrhardt and Kristina Robinson

LIVE PROSE: Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Hererra at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA)

Room 220 is pleased to present an evening of live prose with three outstanding writers on Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m., at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (2116 St. Claude Ave., at Frenchmen Street, next door to Melvin’s). Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Herrera will read, music will be played, and complimentary libations … LIVE PROSE: Matt Sumell, Anne Gisleson, and Yuri Hererra at the Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA)

On the absent Pulitzer: An interview with Susan Larson

By Cate Czarnecki Citing a failure to achieve consensus, the Pulitzer Prize committee declined to award a prize in the category of fiction this year for the first time since 1977. This decision has generated a lively debate within the American literary community over the impact of the prize—on authors as well as publishers—and its … On the absent Pulitzer: An interview with Susan Larson

The political philosophy of a man-made disaster: A review of THE NEOLIBERAL DELUGE

The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson (ed.) University of Minnesota Press Reviewed by Andy Cook New Orleanians understand what is meant by the assertion that Hurricane Katrina was a man-made disaster. Sure, a hurricane is a force of nature, but the extent of its damage wouldn’t … The political philosophy of a man-made disaster: A review of THE NEOLIBERAL DELUGE

The Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA)

The Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA) is a multi-purpose reclaimed urban cultural space that functions at the intersection of blight and art, offering an ideal collaborative event venue for the burgeoning St. Claude Arts District… Aw, who am I kidding? It’s a fucking concrete slab with some crumbling brick walls around it. This is what … The Antenna Gallery Outdoor Auxiliary (AOA)

BYOBS: No Trespassing

BYOBS is a New Orleans-based live storytelling event with a theme. No notes. Just a good old fashioned yarn spun in front of a crowd. 7 minute limit. Story volunteers will be taken at the beginning of the show, and if there are enough, names will be drawn out of a hat. There will be … BYOBS: No Trespassing

The poem is my own experience: An interview with Andy Stallings

By Erik Vande Stouwe Andy Stallings is a poet of the New Poetry. He writes in and out of the vertiginous accumulation of the Modernist influence. Consistent across the work I have read is an aggressive interrogation of language. This necessitates also a confrontation with sound, nation, and self. Stallings hails from Washington state and … The poem is my own experience: An interview with Andy Stallings

Whirlwind of poetry events to hit New Orleans next week!

I did my taxes last night, and the nice VITA fellow who helped me let me know that I had mis-checked a box on the prep form I filled out—under the question, “Do you live in an area affected by a natural disaster?” He told me to always check “Yes” in New Orleans, at least … Whirlwind of poetry events to hit New Orleans next week!

EXCERPT: The Old Reactor, by David Ohle

Novelist David Ohle enjoys a staunch cult following owed primarily to his classic Motorman, which Gordon Lish has called one of his favorite books. Motorman follows the hapless everyman Moldenke as he navigates the gray areas of a dystopic world of government moons and manmade humanoids called “jellyheads.” The new issue of the New Orleans … EXCERPT: The Old Reactor, by David Ohle

FOOL SHUT YOUR MOUTH UP: Ernie K-Doe book launch this Wednesday!!!

The Historic New Orleans Collection will celebrate the launch of Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans by Ben Sandmel this Wednesday, April 11, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the HNOC HQ, 533 Royal Street. Sandmel will sit for an interview with Karen Celestan—co-author of the Harold Battiste Jr. biography the HNOC put out … FOOL SHUT YOUR MOUTH UP: Ernie K-Doe book launch this Wednesday!!!