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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
1M ago
Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Feiwel & Friends, March 2024. 416 pages.
“Sade Hussein, student,” she said, and followed up quickly with, “It’s my first day.”
We all remember our first day of high school – the stress ..read more
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This video was shot while visiting Palestinian cities, towns, and camps, where I witnessed both the beauty of Palestine and the violations done by the Israeli occupation.
My name is Nagham Ayyad, and I am a 20-year-old Palestinian who has ..read more
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This is me infront of the wall of apartheid.
I went there to witness the harsh truth that confronts us. Take a look at the Palestinian symbols drawn, the Palestinian flag, and the names of martyrs and prisoners. All of ..read more
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8×8, watercolor on paper
At the start of the aggression, my friend Rafi Saqer was one of the people that helped me stay hopeful. They gave me a sense of family away from home and reminded me the importance of ..read more
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Synthetic Jungle by Michael Chang, Northwestern University Press, March 2023. 104 pages.
Landscapes of Encounter
Michael Chang’s Synthetic Jungle is a kaleidoscope of “erotic potential” (4), characterized by hyper-physical syntax, compression, and abandon. It is a radiant flirtation with ..read more
New Orleans Review
3M ago
For Today by Carolyn Hembree, LSU Press, January, 2024. 106 pages.
“World at large / world at home”
Most striking about award-winning poet Carolyn Hembree’s third full-length poetry collection, For Today, are its wide stretches across time, event, and ..read more
New Orleans Review
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Contributors: Yara Ghabayen, Lisa Nikolidakis, Siew David Hii, Kasimma, Elizabeth Brus, Nikita Andester, Nicole Hazan, Rita Mookerjee, Sophia Terazawa, Ziya Wang, Heather Gluck, Kirsten Kaschock, Nnandi Samuel, Allison Whittenberg, Evan Williams, Isabella Kestermann, Victoria Gudino, Mukethe Kawinzi, and Sara Seinberg ..read more
New Orleans Review
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On October 15, 2023, I received a phone call from my dad telling me twenty-five members of our family have been martyred in Gaza. Among those were my Uncle Mahmoud Darwesh Ghabayen, my aunt Maryam Darwesh Ghabayen, my great aunt ..read more
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Boy, brush your teeth. Two minutes, two times. Floss is cheap here, and we’re going to use it. Boy, bury the soup bones deep, deeper than the scavengers can dig or smell. Six feet deep. Boy, don’t forget how much ..read more
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If only the sun can take its sizzling eyes off Ujuamara and go bother someone else. Vehicles and motorcycles, wheelbarrow pushers and trekkers parade the street, raising dust, selling this, selling that, laughing (how dare they?). But in Ujuamara’s world ..read more