poetry Archives - 64 Parishes

Everette Maddox was a poet known for his powers of wit and observation which he used to great effect in his works.

Boston-born Julie Kane was appointed the 2011-2013 Louisiana Poet Laureate.

Marcus Christian was a Louisiana writer, folklorist, and historian, known as the author of poems which satirize Jim Crow laws.

Louisiana poetry ranges from early francophone works to contemporary compositions.

Wilmer Mills was a poet deeply rooted in the rural Protestant culture of the Plains, an area located between St. Francisville and Baton Rouge.

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