The Blood Jet Poetry Series’s fiction night, hosted by Tom Andes, will feature Katy Simpson Smith and Julia Carey on Wednesday, March 15, at 8 p.m. at B.J.’s (4301 Burgundy). Katy Simpson Smith was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. She attended Mount Holyoke College and received a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina … Blood Jet Fiction Night: Katy Simpson Smith and Julia Carey
Join the Blood Jet Poetry Series for a reading and signing of works by three poets. This event also features as a release for Jessica Fiorini’s new collection, Make It Rain. The event will be held at 6p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Jessica Fiorini is the author of … Blood Jet Poetry Series: Jessica Fiorini, Prairie M. Faul, Elle Magnuson
The Blood Jet Poetry Series will host Michael Lala and Nicole Eiden on Wednesday, December 7, at 8 p.m. at B.J.’s (4301 Burgundy). Mike Lala is a poet who works with text, recorded sound, and, occasionally, images. His first book, Exit Theater, was selected by Tyrone Williams for the 2016 Colorado Prize for Poetry, and is forthcoming later … Blood Jet Poetry Series presents Michael Lala and Nicole Eiden
The Blood Jet Poetry Series will host Jerika Marchan and Jen Karenick on Wednesday, December 14, at 8 p.m. at B.J.’s (4301 Burgundy). Jerika Marchan is a graduate of Louisiana State University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a recipient of the 2014 Friedman Fellowship. Her work can be found in Smoking Glue Gun and … Blood Jet hosts Jerika Marchan and Jen Karenick
B.J.’s will host a poetry reading on Saturday, December 3, at 7 p.m. at 4301 Burgundy. Earlier this year, the New Orleans Public Library presented a poetry workshop and reading with Dr. Peter Cooley, Louisiana Poet Laureate, at the Alvar Branch library. Now, community partners Shawn Jackson and Lee Grue are pleased to present a reunion reading of the … Poetry Reading at B.J.’s
The Blood Jet Poetry Series will host John Pluecker and Monica Mankin on Wednesday, November 30, at 8 p.m. at B.J.’s (4301 Burgundy). John Pluecker is a writer, interpreter, translator and co-founder of the language justice and literary experimentation collaborative Antena. His work is informed by experimental poetics, radical aesthetics and cross-border cultural production. His texts have appeared … Blood Jet Poetry presents John Pluecker and Monica Mankin
Poets Bill Lavender and Addie Citchens headline the Blood Jet Poetry Series’ final reading of their spring season this Wednesday, June 8, at BJ’s in the Bywater (4301 Burgundy). Bill Lavender is the founder and proprietor of Lavender Ink / Diálogos and co-founder, with Megan Burns, of the New Orleans Poetry Festival. His most recent … Final Blood Jet Poetry Series reading of spring to be held June 8 at BJ’s
