This poetry collection by Louisiana writers, artists remember Katrina and Rita: 'It feeds the soul'

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at 20: An Anthology of Louisiana Poetry and Art, Edited by Mona Lisa Saloy and John Warner Smith, Black Bayou Press

“They say ‘You’re either going to a storm, going through a storm, or coming out of one.’// That’s what they say,” begins a poem by J. Kevin Chavis in a new anthology commemorating the 20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

“So, we wait. //Wait to go to. //Wait to go through.//And once you’re through, you pick up the pieces and rebuild.”

The collection, titled “Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at 20: An Anthology of Louisiana Poetry and Art” contains poetry and artwork from 44 Louisiana writers and/or artists, all of whom were impacted by the hurricanes and had to rebuild their lives. It's published by Black Bayou Press, and it was edited by