Backatown hosts One Mic at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, at 301 Basin Street. Backatown invites the wordsmiths, political savants, writers, and lyricists to take the mic to share their verses, vibe, & vision in a 3 to 5 minute presentation. To present, register at backatownnola.com or walk-in. Hosted By: Exodus the Poet. Music/Words: Emancipation Orchestra with … One Mic at Backatown
By jewel bush When friend and fellow MelaNated Writers Collective member Kelly Harris suggested we bring poet, photographer, and word provocateur Thomas Sayers Ellis—cofounder of the Dark Room Collective—to New Orleans, I said: “Fuck yeah!” I jumped at the chance to hear TSE, the co-founder of the Dark Room Collective, read his work live: … … Of Folk and Form: An interview with Thomas Sayers Ellis
By Cate Czarnecki Like most things in New Orleans, the men and women of the MelaNated Writers collective aren’t simply just writers—among them you will find musicians, students, journalists, lawyers, professors, activists, and citizens who live and work in a city where some were born but ultimately all have chosen to call home. As one … Preview: The MelaNated Writers summer reading series
