“Elsewhere, a biblical hurricane,
but by me the Tchefuncte is motionless,
a mirror for cypress trees, and the lone chaos
is kids cannonballing for Jesus.”
Enjoy this audio recording of “Drinking Box Wine While the Hurricane Makes Landfall Elsewhere” by Alison Pelegrin from Vol. 35:2 of CALYX Journal! Buy your copy here!
Alison Pelegrin (Louisiana Poet Laureate 2023 – 2025) is the author of four books, most recently Our Lady of Bewilderment (LSU Press, 2022). The recipient of fellowships from the NEA and the Academy of American Poets, she is Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University.