Louisiana Poet Laureate Speaks

Alison Pelegrin, Louisiana’s Poet Laureate, will host a poetry reading and writing workshop at the West Regional Library in Luling on Thursday, February 22 at 6pm.

After reading a selection of her poetry and a question and answer session, Pelegrin will provide the attendees with writing prompts and exercises. Attendees will also have an opportunity to share the writing created during the workshop.

Pelegrin is a Covington resident and is Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University. Her work has appeared in Bennington Review, The Southern Review, Ninth Letter, and as printable broadsides at Broadsided.

Funding for this Louisiana Poet Laureate program has been provided by the State of Louisiana and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.