New Orleans Review
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A journal of contemporary literature and culture, New Orleans Review is a publication of the Department of English at Loyola University New Orleans, and is partially funded by the Kendall Michelle Daigle Memorial Endowment for English. Since its founding in 1968, the journal has published an eclectic variety of work by established and emerging writers, including Walker Percy, Pablo Neruda,..
New Orleans Review
6d ago
The first thing you must do is look for
thread. Pick your colors. Find your fabric.
Grab the right size needle. Make sure you
know how it feels between your fingers.
Then, gather all your materials and go to a ..read more
New Orleans Review
2w ago
Lately I’ve been searching for a word, but I don’t know how to look it up. It’s a word that belongs to a moment, one I’ve lived over and over again in the past few months. In what follows: I ..read more
New Orleans Review
2w ago
A picture of the apartheid wall, in the picture there is a bird flying above it. No matter how tall walls are you can’t change the fact the people are born free, and they’ll break any siege and fly above ..read more
New Orleans Review
2M ago
On this walk
Around my house
In Amman
Everything
Reminds me of death.
After hours of scrolling past images and footage of blood and destruction and death
Everything
Reminds me of death.
The naked November trees,
The gray structure of ..read more
New Orleans Review
4M ago
Once upon a time, the holy land would sing sweet melodies under the soothing heat of
the sky’s golden disk – signaling the start of this near-sacred season
They ask you about the harvest –
Al-Hasaad –
A word this ..read more
New Orleans Review
5M ago
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
2 medium-sized eggplants
2 yellow potatoes
2 tomatoes
3 cups of rice
10 cloves of garlic– or adjust to taste
1 medium sized onion
Green chili pepper (optional)
Vegetable oil
2 teaspoons 7 spices, 1 teaspoon ..read more
New Orleans Review
7M ago
Contributors: Kriston Banfield, Maggie Bard, Matt Rossi, Saritha Ramakrishna, David Schwartz, Nnadi Samuel, Zaynab Bobi, Danielle Kotrla, Nnamdi Ndiol, Alex Tretbar, Maud Acheampong, Sophie Ezzell, Nadia Born, Summer Suleiman, Melissa Goodnight, Court Harley ..read more
New Orleans Review
7M ago
Choke
Over text, an old friend tells me he’s learned how to “choke a bitch” since we were last in bed.
I was drinking bourbon and ginger, much like I am now, thinking about his particular phrasing, remembering how timid ..read more
New Orleans Review
7M ago
ink drawing, 18″x24″
This piece is part of a series documenting receding coastlines and the effects of climate change in the Gulf South.
Maggie Bard is an American artist born in 1984 in the Northeast. She received her BFA in ..read more
New Orleans Review
7M ago
Acrylic and Aerosol Paint on Paper. 42”x41”, 2021 Artist’s statement
My work is concerned with ideas of community and belonging, often referencing the process of journey, healing and transformation that one undergoes trying to define self. Strongly inspired by Trinidad ..read more