Today is Fat Tuesday—Mardi Gras—the end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, but today in … More
Tag: New Orleans
“The World on the Eve of Tet” by Minnie Bloom
“The World on the Eve of Tet” by Minnie Bloom We here at Agly Carnival are pleased to publish a … More
What is the weight of joy?
What is the weight of joy? Photograph by D Young. New Orleans Mardi Gras 1984. A street drain is leaning … More
At the corner (four versions)
Four versions of “At the corner” 1. Of summer, of the man on notice there where the corner aches in … More
1980 was
1980 was Not so long ago As spacetime & Anniversaries come And go, oh and Not so very far away … More
John the Revelator
John the Revelator We streetcar’d down- town cruising our morning on Canal this was about the time of the Challenger … More
Sousaphonics
Sousaphonics Images of a musical nature show up in these drawings lately echoes of Treme lost in the dark sousaphonically … More
Second Line for Fats
Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino, Jr. February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017. The heart and soul of New Orleans and … More
Assumption Day, 1984, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photograph by Diana Young. The Irish Channel. Coliseum Park. And Louie waits for the sun to cross behind the oaks. … More
Aurora Borealis
Roar a roar for Norah, Norah Alice in the night, For she has seen Aurora Borealis burning bright. A furore … More