R. Moose Jackson is a savage poet of the nation’s underbelly. Nursed on mythology and deep ecology, he struggles to
build a lyrical bridge between the archetypes of the wild and the stoic mysticism of the working class. In 2010, Jackson’s play, Loup Garou, won The Big Easy Entertainment Award for “Best Original Work of Theater.” Here he reads from The Loup Garou: A Lunar Cycle.
Joel Dailey is the author of Nutria Bounce, Lower 48, Release Window, Ambulance, Doppler Effects. Here he reads from
his latest work, My Psychic Dogs My Life. His work has also been published in Exquisite Corpse, Fell Swoop, New York Times, and The New Yorker
Jamie Bernstein is the author of the story and song Black Santa. He first became visible in the New Orleans
entertainment scene as a spoken word poet performing throughout the city before the turn of the century. In 2009, Jamie released his first album Songs from the Tree of Life. His follow up album, The Very Same Dream, came out in January.
New Orleans author C.W. Cannon reads from his novella Sleepytime Down South.
C.W.Cannon attended Orleans Parish Public Schools (McDonogh 15, Gregory, Franklin and NOCCA), and went on to Northwestern University, majoring first in music composition, but finishing with a degree in German Language and Literature. After a few years’ residence in Europe (mainly in Berlin), he returned to the U.S. to earn Masters and PhD in English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of a novel, Soul Resin, which, according to Luis Alberto Urrea “foments cognitive revolutions…New Orleans has always been clogged with restless dead: here, they slither among the ghosts of the living and seem to outlive them. Truly original.” He has also published short fiction, non-fiction, and book reviews, in Third Coast, Other Voices, New Orleans Review, Constance, American Book Review, Louisiana Cultural Vistas, the Times-Picayune, and nolafugees.com. His work has been anthologized in Louisiana in Words, Do you Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?, and In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself. Dr. Cannon teaches courses in the common curriculum and in New Orleans Studies at Loyola.
C.W. Cannon reads from his novella “Sleepytime Down South.”
Ethan Brown, author of Queens Reign Supreme and Snitch, reads from Shake The Devil Off.
Ethan Brown, author of Queens Reign Supreme and Snitch, reads from Shake The Devil Off.
Ethan Brown has written for New York, The New York Observer, Wired, Vibe,Radar, The Independent, GQ, Mother Jones, The Guardian, Rolling Stone,Men’s Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Details and The Village Voice. He has appeared on NPR, WNYC, Court TV, MSNBC, Hot 97, TPMCafe and BET to discuss drug policy, street crime, the music business and other issues.
