Uncommonplace
Subtitle: an anthology of contemporary Louisiana poets
By: edited by Ann Brewster Dobie.
Contributors: Dobie, Ann B.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: American poetry -- Louisiana.; American poetry -- 20th century.; Louisiana -- Poetry.
Description: "Brought together here in one volume are sixty-seven vibrant poets united by deep ties to Louisiana. They sing of this uncommon place in voices enticingly diverse. Professor, grandmother, petroleum landman, insurance salesman - they are black and white; young and old; French- and English-speaking; native, transient, displaced, and even "recovering" Louisianians. They hail not only from cities, small towns, and farms throughout Louisiana, but also from states across the country where, despite time and distance, many continue to think of themselves as belonging to the bayous and cottonfields of their former home."--Jacket.