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Jonathan Penton

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Jonathan Penton founded the e-journal Unlikely Stories in 1998 and still runs it as Editor-in-Chief. He has served in technical and administrative roles for a number of literary and arts organizations, including the New Orleans Poetry Festival, Rigorous: a journal by BIPOC, and Big Bridge. His previous books of poetry include Standards of Sadiddy and Prosthetic Gods. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana, with his family.

 

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A Limited Number of Miracles: A Walk Through the New Orleans Sculpture Garden

In A Limited Number of Miracles: a walk through the New Orleans Sculpture Garden, poet Jonathan Penton explores sixty-six pieces from the Sculpture Garden and the feelings they evoke. He uses these sculptures to process and discuss themes of grief, family, relationships, and sexuality. The result is a complex tome of ekphrasis and emotion, covering a wide range of subjects and themes, all centered in the beautiful New Orleans Sculpture Garden.