Louisiana Poet Laureate

Julie Kane is the current Louisiana Poet Laureate. Her two most recent poetry collections are Rhythm & Booze (2003), Maxine Kumin’s selection for the National Poetry Series and a finalist for the Poets’ Prize, and Jazz Funeral (2009), the winner of the Donald Justice Poetry Prize. She is a former Fulbright Scholar and a Professor of English at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

SCHEDULE

9 AM – 9:45 AM
House Committee Room 1
Reading
Louisiana's Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Voices: A Poetry Panel

2 PM – 2:30 PM
State Library, Capitol View Room
Discussion
From One Poet Laureate to Another

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM
State Library, Capitol View Room
Discussion
In Conversation with Sheryl St. Germain

Book Signing
11:15 AM - NOON