Both Michele Battiste, author of Ink for an Odd Cartography and James Reidel author of My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg have contributed poems to Poets for Living Waters.
Poets for Living Waters is a poetry action in response to the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico begun on April 20, 2010, one of the most profound human-made ecological catastrophes in history.
The first law of ecology states that everything is connected to everything else. An appreciation of this systemic connectivity suggests a wide range of poetry will offer a meaningful response to the current crisis, including work that harkens back to Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing regional effects.
You can read all of the Gulf Coast Poems, including those penned by Black Lawrence Press authors, by visiting poetsgulfcoast.wordpress.com.
Ink for an Odd Cartography and My Window Seat for Arlena Twigg are both available from Black Lawrence Press.