Title: Voices from Louisiana : profiles of contemporary writers /
Year: 2018
Subjects: American literature Southern States History and criticism; American literature History and criticism; American literature.; Southern States
Contents: Foreword / by Mary Ann Wilson -- Preface -- Fallen beings in an imperfect world: the fiction of James Lee Burke -- The fictive world of Ernest Gaines -- Darrell Bourque: poet and poetry advocate -- Tim Gautreaux: where humor meets heartbreak, always around machinery -- Shirley Ann Grau: maker of myths -- Greg Guirard: a life on bayou Amy -- William Joyce: guardian of childhood -- Julie Kane: formalist, confessional poet, and playful stylist -- Tom Piazza: a serious writer and more -- Martha Serpas' balancing act -- James Wilcox's Tula Springs: serious comedy -- The newcomers.