{"product_id":"i-am-new-orleans-36-poets-revisit-marcus-christians-definitive-poem-9781608011902","title":"I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian's Definitive Poem","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOLA Is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA myth. A reality.\u003cbr\u003eA port. A place. \u003cbr\u003eAn opening. A dead end.\u003cbr\u003eA womb. A grave.\u003cbr\u003eAudubon Zoo and Monkey Hill uptown.\u003cbr\u003eMardi Gras Fountain with the colored lights downtown. \u003cbr\u003eAbove ground crypts at St. Louis Cemeteries 1, 2, and 3.\u003cbr\u003eFootball fields. Parade grounds. Picnic areas. Citywide.\u003cbr\u003eLake front. River front. \u003cbr\u003eFishing hole. Bayou swamp. \u003cbr\u003eRaw oysters. Fried chicken. \u003cbr\u003eFront-liners. Second-liners. \u003cbr\u003eStorefront churches. A sacred cathedral.\u003cbr\u003eSuperdome. Shotgun homes. \u003cbr\u003eYa momma and 'em.\u003cbr\u003eYeah you right.\u003cbr\u003eTee-Na-Nay. Beaucoup shoo-shoo.\u003cbr\u003ePreacher man. Pusher man.\u003cbr\u003eCorner store. Omar, the pie man. \u003cbr\u003eRed beans. Rice.\u003cbr\u003eBoiled crabs. Barbeque shrimp.\u003cbr\u003eFil  gumbo. Yakamein. \u003cbr\u003ePecan pralines. Lemon pound cake.\u003cbr\u003eBeignets at Caf  du Monde in the Vieux Carr .\u003cbr\u003eTrout Baquet at Lil Dizzy's in the sixth ward.\u003cbr\u003eDooky's duck and wild game banquets for big wigs.\u003cbr\u003eBarrow's fried catfish for the masses way up near Shrewsbury.\u003cbr\u003eShaved ice Sno-Blitzs at Hansen's, treats for all the kids.\u003cbr\u003eLate night breakfast at Trolley Stop for the hipsters.\u003cbr\u003eJazz Brunch at Commander's Palace for the wealthy.\u003cbr\u003eThe purple party bus rolling round the town.\u003cbr\u003eStreet cars on Avenue St. Charles. \u003cbr\u003ePaddle boats and mini-train rides in City Park.\u003cbr\u003ePreservation hall marching in with the saints.\u003cbr\u003eA SA\u0026amp;PC (Social, Aid, \u0026amp; Pleasure Club) coming out in full force.\u003cbr\u003eRebirth hollering \"what bitch called the police?\"\u003cbr\u003eTruck parades with a neighborhood carnival Krewe.\u003cbr\u003eCoconuts, coronations, and debutante balls with Zulu.\u003cbr\u003eTambourines, beadwork, colorful feathers, and shouts.\u003cbr\u003e\"I know you, Mardi Gras,\" when a friend calls you out. \u003cbr\u003eCentral city. New Orleans East.\u003cbr\u003eClaiborne Avenue. Canal Street.\u003cbr\u003eTulane and Broad. OPP--Orleans Parish Prison.\u003cbr\u003eLower 9, CTC - 'cross the canal, yall.\u003cbr\u003eRiverboats cruise up and down.\u003cbr\u003eFerry boats ride, side to side.\u003cbr\u003eCrescent City Connection, the\u003cbr\u003eBig Easy bridge to the west bank.\u003cbr\u003eThree feet below sea level.\u003cbr\u003eAbout two hundred miles from the gulf.\u003cbr\u003eEven inundated by Katrina under a rising tide.\u003cbr\u003eWe cut a stroke like Shine, making it to dry land. \u003cbr\u003eRegardless of how much it rains, we rise. We rise.\u003cbr\u003eWho dat? We dat  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection is a gathering of the saints. Contemporary writers with an ear to the ground, digging on the sense and sound of what all is going down. Plus, a couple of ancestor scribes whose amazing words and clear-eyed vision remain both accurate and relevant long, long after their physical demise. Hence, here is a compendium of views and visions, which collectively map the outlines of what it means to both be and to miss New Orleans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ya Salaam, Kalamu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Orleans Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608011902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Kalamu Ya Salaam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32972929400907,"sku":"9781608011902","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_d18450b1-1ebe-42b3-958e-956971cdab40.jpg?v=1606343110","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/i-am-new-orleans-36-poets-revisit-marcus-christians-definitive-poem-9781608011902","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}