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Poets Joel Dailey and Mark Statman read at McKeown’s Books and Difficult Music Sept. 5

Poets Joel Dailey and Mark Statman will read from their new books at 7 p.m. this Thursday, September 5, at McKeown’s Books and Difficult Music (4737 Tchoupitoulas). Dailey, a New Orleans poet, and Statman, who will be visiting from New York, both have new titles out from local small press Lavender Ink. Dailey, who might … Poets Joel Dailey and Mark Statman read at McKeown’s Books and Difficult Music Sept. 5

The Boy is Gone: Brad Richard’s BUTCHER’S SUGAR

Butcher’s Sugar By Brad Richard (Sibling Rivalry Press) Reviewed by Taylor Murrow The title poem in Butcher’s Sugar is one that wrecked me. If you read the book from front to back, it appears about a third of the way through. By the time you reach that poem—the one that begins “Beyond the candied peristyle … The Boy is Gone: Brad Richard’s BUTCHER’S SUGAR

University of New Orleans hosts poet Katherine Soniat

Poet Katherine Soniat will read from her new collection of poetry, A Raft, A Boat, A Bridge, at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, at the University of New Orleans Sandbar (inside The Cove, on Founders Avenue, directly across from the Education Building). Soniat is a contributor to the current issue of Bayou Magazine, which … University of New Orleans hosts poet Katherine Soniat

Fever Ribbons

Carolyn Hembree will read live as part of the launch for her new book, Skinny, at 7 p.m. on September 13 at Lipstick & Lingerie Boutique in Arabi (7011 St. Claude Ave., entrance on Friscoville Avenue). By Taylor Murrow I associate Carolyn Hembree with the words “fever ribbons.” It’s a phrase I remember from seeing … Fever Ribbons

ROOM 220 presents: THE BOOK LAUNCH for Carolyn Hembree’s SKINNY

Room 220 is pleased to present the book launch for Carolyn Hembree’s Skinny, a collection of her poetry published by Kore Press. The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at Lipstick & Lingerie Boutique in Arabi (7011 St. Claude Ave., just past Jackson Barracks; entrance on Friscoville Avenue). Copies of … ROOM 220 presents: THE BOOK LAUNCH for Carolyn Hembree’s SKINNY

TONIGHT: Climing PoeTree, Asia Rainey at Resurrection After Exoneration

Tonight, August 1, at 7:30 p.m., genre-bending Brooklyn-based poets and performers Climbing PoeTree will present Hurricane Season: The Hidden Messages in the Water, a multimedia exhibition inspired (induced?) by Hurricane Katrina and other unnatural disasters. The performance will take place at Resurrection After Exoneration (1212 St. Bernard Ave.). Admission is $6 – $20, on a … TONIGHT: Climing PoeTree, Asia Rainey at Resurrection After Exoneration

Preview: The MelaNated Writers summer reading series

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

A New Orleans poet abroad: Paul Killebrew reports from the Delta Mouth Literary Festival

The Delta Mouth Literary Festival took place in Baton Rouge last month, and among its docket of readers that spanned the three-day extravaganza was New Orleans’ own Paul Killebrew, poet extraordinaire and attorney for the Innocence Project. Paul agreed to chronicle his journey and experience for Room 220, and although his descriptions seem to insist … A New Orleans poet abroad: Paul Killebrew reports from the Delta Mouth Literary Festival

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!