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...