John P. Travis is editor and publisher at Portals Press LLC, a small literary press in New Orleans, Louisiana. He’s a former journalist, teacher, and author of the novel Pitching in the Dark and the short story collection J.J.’s Journal. He is the curator of Diving into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana, which features 56 poets, including eight Louisiana poets laureate, who voice their concerns about environmental matters and reverence for the wonders of nature.

Schedule

9:00 am to 10:30 am
Outside Museum, West Tent
Diving Into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana
Ralph Adamo, Jack B. Bedell, Jordan Biggs, Toby Daspit, Malaika Favorite, Mark Folse, Dennis Formento, John Gery, Ashley Mace Havird, David Havird, Roberta Whitman Hoff, Mason Joiner, Julie Kane, Biljana D. Obradović, Ed Ruzicka, Bessie Senette, Michael S. True, and Andy Young with John P. Travis

10:45 am to 11:30 am
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing

Diving Into Nature: An Eco-Poetry Anthology of Louisiana