The New Orleans Poetry festival — now in its second year — starts today, and runs through Sunday afternoon. From the organizers:
This year the festival will be held at the New Orleans Healing Center at 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. The Small Press Fair will be held in the main lobby of NOHC on Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22 and will be open to the public, with books, broadsides and other bookmakers’ arts on display and for sale. Panels, workshops, readings and performances will be held throughout the building from 10 AM to 5 PM Friday and Saturday. Nightly featured performances will be at Café Istanbul. The festival will close with an open mic reading at the Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., on Sunday, April 23, at 3 PM.
More information and details on how to register at nolapoetry.com.
benjamin morris 