Opening Space for Venezuelan Poets
April 20, 2023
By David M. Brunson In this post, David M. Brunson explains how he came to put together the bilingual anthology A Scar Where Goodbyes Are Written, a collection of poems… READ MORE
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Portrait of a Steamboat Riverfront
March 27, 2023
By Gregg Andrews To celebrate its being awarded the James V. Swift Medal for Excellence in Maritime Literature, we share here an excerpt from the introduction of Gregg Andrews’s Shantyboats… READ MORE
New Orleans and Mardi Gras Indian Culture
February 14, 2023
By Nikesha Elise Williams In this post, we celebrate both Black History Month and the Mardi Gras season by presenting an excerpt from our new book Mardi Gras Indians, by… READ MORE
Sherman and the Strains of Leadership
January 18, 2023
By Eric Michael Burke In this post, Eric Michael Burke recounts the circumstances that led William Tecumseh Sherman to confess, “I have not the confidence of a Leader in this… READ MORE
Meeting Ernest J. Gaines
December 6, 2022
By Ruth Laney Ruth Laney shares how an impromptu interview inspired a love of storytelling and led to a decades-long friendship with one of Louisiana’s most celebrated writers. In late… READ MORE
Living History
November 9, 2022
By Raquel Kennon Raquel Kennon reveals how her family’s lineage intersected with her academic training and resulted in a book tracing the literary and cultural legacies of slavery in the… READ MORE
The Two Lives of Derrick Harriell
October 10, 2022
By Derrick Harriell Derrick Harriell explains how, as a poet, inspiration takes hold—especially when you’re least expecting (or even wanting) it. Before writing my recent collection of poems, Come Kingdom,… READ MORE
The World in a Bird
September 14, 2022
By Rien Fertel Rien Fertel tells the story of how he began bird-watching at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how one bird in particular caught his attention and… READ MORE
What We’ve Learned about the Tacky South
August 11, 2022
By Katharine A. Burnett and Monica Carol Miller Burnett and Miller discuss the impact of their new edited collection of essays on tackiness in the American South, explore how grandmothers… READ MORE
The Story behind the Poem
July 12, 2022
By Adam Vines In this article, Adam Vines shares a poem from his latest book, Lures, and discusses the experiences and emotions that led to its creation. “Coursing the Joints”… READ MORE