NOPF presents our main event with interdisciplinary poet and sound artist, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, and multimedia poet Carolina Ebeid. Their performances will be followed by a set from the Cornelius Eady Trio. Performances begin at 7pm on Saturday, April 20th, at Café Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude, New Orleans, LA 70117. This event is free and open to the public.
In partnership with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, our annual International Night features a roundtable and performance by Korean poets, translators, and publishers. The evening begins with a roundtable discussion among the participants and culminates with a bi-lingual reading by the poets and their translators. The roundtable will begin at 6:30pm and will be followed by the performances at 7:30pm on Friday, April 19th, at Café Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude, New Orleans, LA 70117. This event is free and open to the public.
For our Locals Night Opening Gala & Fundraiser, NOPF is partnering with The Splice Poetry Series to curate a showcase of emerging and established New Orleans poets actively engaged in the community. Encompassing a broad range of subjects, poetics, and styles, these poets testify to the city’s vibrant and diverse sensibilities. Featured local poets include Nikki Ummel, Gabrielle Octavia Rucker, Ian U Lockaby, Cid Galicia, & Lauren Burgess, performing at Saturn Bar at 3067 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117 at 7pm on Thursday, April 18th.
The New Orleans Poetry Festival takes the show on the road in 2024. In partnership with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and Jefferson Parish Library, this event features Korean poets Ha Jaeyoun and Hwang Yuwon, translator and poet Jake Levine, and three poets from Louisiana: Rodrigo Toscano, Bernardo Wade, and Christine Kwon.
The New Orleans Poetry Festival takes the show on the road in 2024. In partnership with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and Nicholls State University, this event features Korean poets Ha Jaeyoun and Hwang Yuwon, translator and poet Jake Levine, and three poets from Louisiana: Albert Belisle Davis, Jessica Kinnison, and Jonathan Penton.
The New Orleans Poetry Festival takes the show on the road in 2024. In partnership with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and Yes We Cannibal, this event features Korean poets Ha Jaeyoun and Hwang Yuwon, translator and poet Jake Levine, and three poets from Louisiana: Lisa Pasold, Henry Goldkamp, and Benjamin Morris. These poets will perform their work and take part in a brief Q&A.
The NOPF Roadshow kicks off this year's festival on the road at Southeastern University in Hammond, LA. In partnership with the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and Southeastern Louisiana University, this event features Korean poets Ha Jaeyoun and Hwang Yuwon, translator and poet Jake Levine, and three poets from Louisiana: Alison Pelegrin, Carolyn Hembree and Skye Jackson.
Individual poets present their work.
Poets from the NOPF community present their work.
Individual poets present their work.