Louisiana Poet Laureate, Gina Ferrara, to Commence Role as Louisiana’s Literary Ambassador During a Special Preview Event on Nov. 4

October 30, 2025

Co-hosted by Delgado Community College and The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities at Delgado’s Timothy K. Baker Theatre

New Orleans, LA — Delgado Community College, in partnership with The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH), will highlight the writings and accomplishments of Louisiana’s newest Poet Laureate, Gina Ferrara, at a special event on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Delgado’s Timothy K. Baker Theatre, located at 615 City Park Avenue in New Orleans.

Ferrara, who was recently appointed as the state’s 18th Poet Laureate, will mark the beginning of her two-year tenure with a poetry reading and a conversation moderated by Miranda Restovic, LEH’s Executive Director and President. The discussion will explore Ferrara’s vision as Louisiana’s literary ambassador and her role in inspiring communities across the state to engage with poetry. Ferrara will also participate in a Q&A session with guests.

The event is free to attend and open to the public. Register HERE.

What:
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities & Delgado Community College Present a Poet Laureate Preview Featuring Gina Ferrara, Louisiana’s 18^th Poet Laureate

When:
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:
Delgado Community College
Timothy K. Baker Theater
615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, La.

About Gina Ferrara
Gina Ferrara is an Associate Professor of English at Delgado Community College. She has five poetry collections:  Ethereal Avalanche, Amber Porch Light, Fitting the Sixth Finger: Poems Inspired by the Paintings of Marc Chagall, Weight of the Ripened, an Eyelands Poetry Prize Finalist, and Amiss. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, including Callaloo, The Poetry Ireland Review Tar River and The Southern Review, and was nominated for a Best of the Net and a Pushcart in 2024.  Since 2007, Ferrara has curated The Poetry Buffet, a monthly reading series in New Orleans. 

About Delgado Community College

Founded in 1921, Delgado Community College is a diverse, dynamic, open-admissions community college providing high-quality education through innovation and excellence in teaching and learning. The College offers a variety of academic and workforce programs and is committed to nurturing and sustaining an inclusive culture to support student success. Learn more at www.dcc.edu.

About The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities to all residents of the state. Guided by the vision that everyone can realize their full potential through the humanities, LEH partners with communities, institutions and individuals to provide grant-supported outreach programs, literacy initiatives for all ages, publications, film and radio documentaries, museum exhibitions, public lectures, library projects, 64 Parishes magazine and other diverse public humanities programming. For more information, visit www.leh.org.