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The Overlooked World of Southern Gas Station Food

By: Leigh Cuen June 18, 2026June 11, 2026

ReviewsCaseyKayser, Constance Bailey, Get It While It’s Hot, louisiana state university press, Nonfiction, Shelley IngramLeave a Comment

Roadside eateries function as unlikely archives of Southern community, migration, and cultural change in “Get It While It’s Hot.”

Poet Rodney Jones Goes Home Again in “Alabama: Poems”

By: Katharine Armbrester October 24, 2023September 28, 2023

ReviewsAlabama: Poems, louisiana state university press, Poetry, Rodney Jones1 Comment

“The shame of provenance is not genetic. It is installed like electricity.”

None of us are the same after this: “Unusually Grand Ideas: Poems” by James Davis May

By: Nicole Yurcaba March 22, 2023March 14, 2023

ReviewsJames Davis May, louisiana state university press, Poetry, Unusually Grand Ideas2 Comments

A review of “Unusually Grand Ideas: Poems” by James Davis May.

Razors, Rage and Humor in “Our Lady of Bewilderment”

By: Jordan Zachary March 28, 2022March 17, 2022

Reviewsalison pelegrin, louisiana, louisiana state university press, our lady of bewilderment, Poetry, ReviewLeave a Comment

Our Lady of Bewilderment, another vivid, unabashed poetry collection from Alison Pelegrin.