Mona Lisa Saloy's guest appearances

Mona Lisa Saloy

The Reading Life

Louisiana Anthology Podcast

Louisiana Now

Poem-a-Day

Brady Shearer

Tracy Smith

Joan Ryan

Rachel Billups

Gregg Taylor

Chris Spencer

Walter Kimbrough

Junius Dotson

Matt Rawle

Christine Parton Burkett

Alyce McKenzie

Brian Mercer

Graham Bodie

Sam Hubbard

Bishop LaTrelle Easterling

OwlTail

Marti Dumas

The Reading Life: Mona Lisa Saloy, Marti Dumas

510. Mona Lisa Saloy returns to the porch to talk about her service to the state as Poet Laureate of Louisiana 2021-2023. We  spend a lot of time talking about her poem, "Louisiana Log." Author &amp;  Folklorist, Educator, and Scholar, Mona Lisa's work appears in  many anthologies and journals.  An active Educator and Scholar, Mona  Lisa is a noted speaker and storyteller, who consults to the  Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), the Louisiana Division of  the Arts (LDOA), and is an active member of the Louisiana Folklore  Society.  Also, Saloy has performed for two presidents.        This week in Louisiana history. February 24, 1843. Bossier           Parish created out of Natchitoches District, named for Pierre           E. Bossier.  This week in New Orleans history. February 24, 1807, the           legislature legalized all marriages that had been made in the           Territory of Orleans by a county judge, justice of the peace,           minister, or commandant, if these marriages had been           "contracted agreeably to the laws and usages of the country.  This week in Louisiana.            Black History Month Literary Jazz Brunch.           Dooky Chase Restaurant            Saturday, Feb. 29           10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.           Tickets start at $50.           Celebrate past and present African-American writers at the           fourth annual  The event showcases published,           self-published, local, and independent authors, and introduces           young authors to a new literary world. Guest speakers include           Minister Bobbye Mathews of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.           Strate Notes Jazz Band will perform live jazz at brunch.           Literary lovers, don your best ivory or cream outfit and join           this celebration of some of the best and brightest.    Postcards from Louisiana. The Big Dixie Swingers on Frenchmen St.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook. 

510. Mona Lisa Saloy returns to the porch <a href="http://archive.org/download/510-mona-lisa-saloy/510--Mona_Lisa_Saloy.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">to talk</a> about her service to the state as Poet Laureate of Louisiana 2021-2023. We spend a lot of time talking about her poem, <a href="https://louisiana-anthology.org/texts/saloy/saloy--louisiana_log.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Louisiana Log."</a> Author &amp; Folklorist, Educator, and Scholar, Mona Lisa's work appears in many anthologies and journals. <a></a> An active Educator and Scholar, Mona Lisa is a noted speaker and storyteller, who consults to the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), the Louisiana Division of the Arts (LDOA), and is an active member of the Louisiana Folklore Society.  Also, Saloy has performed for two presidents. <ol> <li>This week in Louisiana history. February 24, 1843. Bossier Parish created out of Natchitoches District, named for Pierre E. Bossier. </li> <li>This week in New Orleans history. February 24, 1807, the legislature legalized all marriages that had been made in the Territory of Orleans by a county judge, justice of the peace, minister, or commandant, if these marriages had been "contracted agreeably to the laws and usages of the country. </li> <li>This week in Louisiana. Black History Month Literary Jazz Brunch. Dooky Chase Restaurant Saturday, Feb. 29 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tickets start at $50. Celebrate past and present African-American writers at the fourth annual  The event showcases published, self-published, local, and independent authors, and introduces young authors to a new literary world. Guest speakers include Minister Bobbye Mathews of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church. Strate Notes Jazz Band will perform live jazz at brunch. Literary lovers, don your best ivory or cream outfit and join this celebration of some of the best and brightest.  </li> <li>Postcards from Louisiana. The Big Dixie Swingers on Frenchmen St.</li></ol>Listen on <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ig43bbkvgy44wuhnq6jtsbum6vq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>.Listen on <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmZlZWRidXJuZXIuY29tL2Jsb2dzcG90L1pIY3RK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>. Listen on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4qR7GvkeXORJQDCOP1KCJE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Listen on <a href="http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/35089/details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Listen on <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/Louisiana-Anthology-Podcast-p1264663/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn</a>. <a href="https://louisiana-anthology.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Louisiana Anthology Home Page</a>. Like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Anthology-of-Louisiana-Literature/285132064914638" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW-AIVnF_ArSAIefVvmb2Gtv9TEZcQZTGfYKOdDC3i6YWHPFRo_ofPLMpsPmltxHmgFn3OoChMcXhit1yv1xWwkzRhzhZ9VcPT0Amv9zwE3Ja5172jsMaaL-wBE5GuNKT1zlNujiNhoYXKvHhcR57X3pATYXQBGweZHC3mHtseHfX6MvO1pnJ-_DJGQ/s1244/510--Saloy1.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWaX6KffVDvszKSSz_Ylsups1OcfzmWdv4QOyasUvJmO72bKZcPBdk2owFc1_67Tk75tL7kp_8amJIdcz2MU3AsYAIfx1tg85XRXfJPajL7ZVq1iGyHPnCmymvFIVssaJoTLAP96G14hMZDiqkXJro212C1U7FmrdEi5D3rwBlIDs0qk8UeK1orShFQ/s3456/510--Big_Dixie_Swingers--IMG_8569.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

510. Mona Lisa Saloy

Lisa Saloy

Recorded by Mona Lisa Saloy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 14, 2022. www.poets.org

Recorded by Mona Lisa Saloy for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on September 14, 2022. <a href="https://www.poets.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poets.org</a>

Mona Lisa Saloy: "God Was Willing Sis: I’m Home"

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, we visit with Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Louisiana’s New Poet Laureate and a Conrad N. Hilton endowed professor of English at Dillard University in New Orleans. Saloy is an author &amp; folklorist, educator, and scholar.  She is an award-winning author of contemporary Creole culture in poems about Black New Orleans before and after Katrina, as a Folklorist, Saloy documents sidewalk songs, jump-rope rhymes, and clap-hand games to discuss the importance of play.  As a poet, her first book, Red Beans &amp; Ricely Yours, won the T.S. Eliot Prize and the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award and tied for a third. To learn more about her, visit her website:  http://www.monalisasaloy.com/ and you can also see her About page that Todd talked about in the show. To learn more about the Poet Laureate office in Louisiana, head to their web site: https://www.leh.org/our-work/special-initiatives/louisiana-poet-laureate/   Todd also referenced a podcast from Dillard University hosted by Eddie Francis. It’s called Conversations on the Oaks  You can listen to Eddie’s conversation with Dr. Saloy here and to listen to the episode on public health that Todd referenced, click here.

In this episode of Louisiana NOW, we visit with Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Louisiana’s New Poet Laureate and a Conrad N. Hilton endowed professor of English at Dillard University in New Orleans. Saloy is an author &amp; folklorist, educator, and scholar.  She is an award-winning author of contemporary Creole culture in poems about Black New Orleans before and after Katrina, as a Folklorist, Saloy documents sidewalk songs, jump-rope rhymes, and clap-hand games to discuss the importance of play.  As a poet, her first book, Red Beans &amp; Ricely Yours, won the T.S. Eliot Prize and the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award and tied for a third. To learn more about her, visit her website:  <a href="http://www.monalisasaloy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.monalisasaloy.com/</a> and you can also see her About page that Todd talked about in the show. To learn more about the Poet Laureate office in Louisiana, head to their web site: <a href="https://www.leh.org/our-work/special-initiatives/louisiana-poet-laureate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.leh.org/our-work/special-initiatives/louisiana-poet-laureate/</a>   Todd also referenced a podcast from Dillard University hosted by Eddie Francis. It’s called <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-on-the-oaks/id1538628612?uo=4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversations on the Oaks</a>  You can listen to Eddie’s conversation with Dr. Saloy <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-poetry-month/id1538628612?i=1000519184053" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and to listen to the episode on public health that Todd referenced, click <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-public-health/id1538628612?i=1000532760233" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Meet Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Louisiana’s New Poet Laureate