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Books by Lee
Meitzen Grue
Goodbye Silver, Silver Cloud In the Sweet Balance of the
Flesh French Quarter Poems
Three Poets in New Orleans
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Forum 1978
This fall. the New Orleans Poetry Forum will
initiate a series of poetry performances in what it feels is the
first backyard poetry theater in the United States.
The theater will be at the residence of Capt. and Mrs. Roland
D. Grue, 828 Lesseps Street, in a West Indian style building set back on a patio
and opening onto that patio through nine French doors. A
non-profit endeavor, it will host public readings by local and
nationally known poets.
The non-profit Poetry forum was founded by Jules Hallum in
1972, and has since been directed by Lee Meitzen Grue. The aim
of the organization is to further poetry by public reading:
publication and distribution of small magazines, anthologies,
and books by individual poets; and through workshops.
An added goal is a program of poetry in the schools. Some of
this work has been done on a volunteer basis by Grue, Katherine
Soniat, assistant director, and Alice Moser Claudel, editor of New
Laurel Review.
This past year, members of the organization started a
literary magazine, The Pontchatrain Review. Its editor is
Ken Fontenot, Katherine Soniat, and Grace Bauer are associate
editors.
The Forum also operates the non-profit Long Measure Press,
directed by Jim Morris and Ann Morris
Tickets to the group's poetry readings cost $2.
from Dixie Magazine, September 19, 1978
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My own papers are at
The Newcomb Center for Research on Women.
Susan Tucker is the archivist there. She's a wonderful person.
She would give you good advice. The other papers which have to
do with New Laurel Review are at Xavier. Lester Sullivan would
be the person to contact there. Good luck and a wonderful
Christmas. Take pride in your work. It's important to many
people. all best, Lee
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update 8 July 2008 |
