Hurricanes Katrina & Rita at 20: A Reading
Schedule
Sat Nov 22 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:15 pm
UTC-06:00Location
André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice | New Orleans, LA
About this Event
A brand-new collection Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at 20: An Anthology of Louisiana Poetry and Art contains poetry and artwork from 44 Louisiana writers and/or artists. Edited by former Louisiana Poets Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy and John Warner Smith, the anthology is published by Black Bayou Press.
Words & Music is proud to present the debut New Orleans reading from this anthology with a stellar lineup of poets: current Louisiana Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara, Benjamin Morris, Michelle (M.A. Nicholson), Valentine Pierce, and Dr. Saloy herself.
This reading is sponsored by the Poetry Matters Project.
Free and open to the public; donations gratefully accepted. Donations support One Book One New Orleans' year-round work.
The Andre Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice is accessible to community members who require mobility-related ADA accommodations. Parking near the venue is free, though somewhat limited. The nearest RTA stop is at N. Broad and Columbus.
Where is it happening?
André Cailloux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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