399. David and Ashley Havird, part 2

399. Part 2 of our interview with David and Ashley Havird. They joined us to read and discuss some of their poetry.

The Havirds are poets from Shreveport in North Louisiana. David, Professor Emeritus of English at Centenary, has published several collections of poetry, including Map Home (2013) and Penelope’s Design (2010). His work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Shenandoah, Southwest Review, Texas Review, Yale Review, and online at Poetry Daily. Ashley Mace Havird has published widely in journals, including The Southern Review, Shenandoah, Calyx, and Southern Humanities Review. Her chapbook, Dirt Eaters, was published in 2009, and this year she won the X.J. Kennedy Prize for poetry with her book The Garden of the Fugitives, published in 2014.

1. This week in Louisiana history. February 9, 1877. Both Democrat Francis T. Nicholls and Republican Stephen B. Packard claim victory in election for governor; both take oath of office.  
2. This week in New Orleans history. New Orleans' NFL expansion team officially named the "Saints." January 9, 1967.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Visit the Plantation Parade on River Road.
   Oak Alley Plantation
   Houmas House Plantation
   San Francisco Plantation
   Laura: The Creole Plantation
   We'd recommend going to the Whitney near Laura Plantation, for its history of the treatment of slaves in Louisiana.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Quess speaks at a BLM protest.

Listen on iTunes.
Listen on Google Play.
Listen on Google Podcasts.
Listen on Spotify.
Listen on Stitcher.
Listen on TuneIn.
The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.
Like us on Facebook.