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Thursday, February 13, 2025Doors 7:30pm | Readings 8:00pm
Suggested Donation - $5.00
Award-winning poet Skye Jackson will launch her debut full-length poetry collection, Libre, published by Regalo Press with distribution by Simon & Schuster, at the historic New Orleans landmark, the Marigny Opera House. Jackson is honored to be the first author to hold a book launch in the space. The evening will be filled with music, poetry and art with readings by Penda Smith and Alex Jennings and live painting by local artist, Jason Rodriguez.
Skye Jackson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of the UNO Creative Writing Workshop. Her work has appeared in RHINO, The Southern Review, Palette Poetry, RATTLE and elsewhere. Her poetry has been a finalist for the Iowa Review Poetry Award, the RATTLE Poetry Prize, the RHINO Founders' Prize, and in 2021 she received the AWP Intro Journals Award. Jackson’s work was also selected by Billy Collins for inclusion in the Library of Congress Poetry 180 Project. She has received support for her work from The Frost Place, The Key West Literary Seminar & Cave Canem. This summer, she will serve as Writer-in-Residence of the Jack Kerouac House. She currently teaches at Xavier University.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating will be provided.
To ensure we have plenty of copies of “Libre” by Skye Jackson available please RSVP and Pre-order your copy through Blue Cypress Books: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/libre-book-launch-with-skye-jackson-tickets-1219845533829?aff=oddtdtcreator
Blue Cypress Books will be on hand with additional signed copies of “Libre” by Skye Jackson, which will be available for purchase during the event.
Links to the participants websites:
Skye Jackson – www.skyejackson.com
Alex Jennings - https://www.alexjennings.net/
Penda Smith – https://www.instagram.com/pendambaye_writes/
Jason Rodriguez – https://www.thewonderlandgallery.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYX-kqdL3FUZG71m8AZWyhrKMuM9HmQdrUrN379aTvnq1P85sxCFC_2xo4_aem_hme01zeZS2dVnQTd-pnIbQ
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Marigny Opera House, 721 St Ferdinand St, New Orleans, LA 70117-7367, United States,New Orleans, Louisiana
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