Poet and educator Cassie Pruyn kept herself quite busy last year, publishing and releasing two books: a heavily researched, non-fiction manuscript entitled Bayou St. John: A Brief History and her first collection of poetry, Lena. Earlier this month, WRBH’s David Benedetto sat down with Cassie to talk about the process behind her work, what it … As it once was, in this very spot: An Interview with Cassie Pruyn
Cassie Pruyn will celebrate the release of Bayou St. John: A Brief History at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, at Octavia Books (513 Octavia Street). The book offers a comprehensive narrative history of the most beloved waterway within the city. Bayou St. john played a significant role in the neighborhood of the same name, fueling debate … Cassie Pruyn at Octavia Books
By now I feel most literate adults have had some sort of discussion about the dynamic time in which we find ourselves in terms of reading—the way we read is changing, has changed, exponentially, magnificently. Not since the invention of the printing press has there been such an insane shove in accessibility of information. The … A Lament for Maple Street
New Orleans’ resident airport scholar Christopher Schaberg, author of The Textual Life of Airports: Reading the Culture of Flight and co-editor of Airplane Reading, will present his book at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Bayou St. John branch of Maple Street Books (3122 Ponce de Leon St.). By Nathan C. Martin Thanks in … Christopher Schaberg: Making Meaning at the A=I=R=P=O=R=T
