Words & Music 2022
Wednesday, November 16
7:30-8:15: Sylvia Plath’s Ninetieth Birthday: A Celebration of Her Poetry
Location: Virtual; Livestreaming on Facebook and YouTube
- Toi Derricotte
- Carolyn Hembree
- Kay Murphy
Thursday, November 17
10:00-11:00: A Retrospective of the New Orleans Poetry Journal Press
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Gina Ferrara
- Ralph Adamo
- John Gery
- Martha McFerren
11:20-12:20: Family, Home, and Ancestors
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Lana Austin
- Jill Christman
- Elizabeth Miki Brina–Moderator
- Marian Denise Moore
12:30-2:30: Literature and Lunch: The Sentences That Create Us
Location: Southern Food and Beverage Museum
- Caits Messiner
- Nicole Shawn Junior
- Sha’condria iCon Sibley
2:45-4:00 Comics, ‘Zines, and Social Justice
Sponsored by The Historic New Orleans Collection
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Chelsey Shannon
- Hrilina Ramrakhiani
- Nick Weldon–Moderator
4:30-5:45: An Afternoon with Joy Clark
Sponsored by Karon Reese, Reese & Co. Real Estate
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Joy Clark
- Alison Fensterstock
Friday, November 18
10:00-11:00: Imagine the Past, Imagine the Future
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Alex Jennings
- Katy Simpson Smith
- Daniel Jose Older
- Christopher Louis Romaguera–Moderator
11:20-12:20: Creating Compelling Characters
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Carleton Eastlake
- Mark Neely
- Brian Egland
- Bernice McFadden–Moderator
12:30-2:30: Literature & Lunch: Patty Friedmann Writing Competition Reading
Location: Southern Food and Beverage Museum
- Bae Di
- Anisse Gross
- Nick Robinson
- Jenny Keto
- Logan Meredith
- John Church
- Gaia Rajan
- Amiyuh Tobias
2:45-4:00: Can’t Be Faded
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Kyle DeCoste
- Stooges Brass Band
4:30-5:45: The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Melissa A. Weber
- Bryan Wagner
Saturday, November 19
10:00-11:00: The Life and Legend of Bras Coup
Sponsored by the Preservation Hall Foundation
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Bryan Wagner
- Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
11:20-12:20: Future of YA and Middle Grade Literature: An Interview with Marti Dumas
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market
- Annell Lopez
- Marti Dumas
12:30-2:30: Po’boys & Poets
Location: Southern Food and Beverage Museum
- Stacey Balkun
- Rain Prud'homme-Cranford (Gomez)
- Kelly Clayton
- Christopher Louis Romaguera
6:00pm: Why Doesn’t Louisiana Have a Civil Rights Museum?
Location: TEP Center
- Jarvis DeBerry
- Leona Tate
- Two others TBD