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The joy in the Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH) auditorium was palpable the night of Monday, April 10 — peals of laughter erupted as Gabrielle Calvocoressi gave a workshop on an Elizabeth Bishop poem. Despite the workshop being highly informative, it might easily have passed for standup comedy.  The following evening, the joy donned a more...

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“Border Women and the Community of Maclovio Rojas: Autonomy in the Spaces of Neoliberal Neglect” By Michelle Téllez. 193 pp. The community, Maclovio Rojas, located near Tijuana, is notable in that women, more than men, have assumed roles to organize, develop and govern a stand-alone society. “COVID-29: To Seek a Newer World” By Ross Carroll. 417 pp, $12.95 paperback; Kindle...

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Arthur Solway’s poetry and essays have appeared in The Antioch Review, Barrow Street, BOMB, The London Magazine, Salmagundi, Southern Poetry Review, TriQuarterly and elsewhere. He was cited among the 2018 finalists for the Barrow Street Press Poetry Prize, finalist for the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Award in 2019, and the 2020 finalist for Anhinga Press-Robert Dana Prize

Event Description The Ouachita Parish Public Library has selected Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile as its 15th River Reads: One Book, One Ouachita title. The community reading program will culminate with an author visit on April 23. Set in contemporary Louisiana, Queen Sugar tells the story of African American single mother Charley Bordelon who leaves her home in Los Angeles after unexpectedly inheriting hundreds of acres of sugarcane land. As she struggles to prepare for grinding season, she mus...

Arthur Solway’s poetry and essays have appeared in The Antioch Review, Barrow Street, BOMB, The London Magazine, Salmagundi, Southern Poetry Review, TriQuarterly and elsewhere. He was cited among the 2018 finalists for the Barrow Street Press Poetry Prize, finalist for the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Award in 2019, and the 2020 finalist for Anhinga Press-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry. A graduate of the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, his critical reviews, profiles, and cultural essay...