Publications

Publications:

 

Books:

Wiggins, Lana M.  Root. Sprout. Blossom: Life Bag of a Flower-Child. CreateSpace, 2012. 

Wiggins, Lana Maht.  Notes from Refuge. Austin: Plain View Press, 2008.

 

Journals/Magazines/Anthologies:

2011 Truck: Poetry Blog. July Issue. “Oubliation.” http://halvard-johnson.blogspot.com/2011/07/lana-m-wiggins-and-byron.html.

2010 The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Oct 2010 Issue. Five Poems. http://www.deadmule.com/poetry/2010/10/lana-wiggins-five-poems/.

2010 The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Jan 2010 Issue. Four Poems. http://www.deadmule.com/poetry/2010/01/lana-maht-wiggins-%e2%80%93-four-poems/.

2009. Burlington Poetry Journal. Summer Issue. Two poems.

2009 Rose & Thorn. Summer Issue. “Nickel and Dime.” http://www.roseandthornjournal.com/Summer_2009_part_2.html#Nickel_and_Dime.

2008 The Smoking Poet, Winter 2008-09 Issue 9. “Reunion: Thirty Years too

  Late” http://thesmokingpoet.tripod.com/winter200809/id2.html.

2007 The Smoking Poet, Fall 2007 Issue 4, “Teacups and Tin Men,” “Grace

  Note Two,” “E. Bathory’s Prayer,” and “Ode to H.D.”

  http://www.thesmokingpoet.net/

2006 Words-Myth, Issue # 4 “Cracker Jack Voodoo,” “Refuge Chaos,”

   “Nagasaki Butterfly” http://www.words-myth.com/page26.html.

2006 Dance to Death, Issue II  “Three Photographs, Three Days”

   http://www.sorrowlandpress.com/index_files/D2D_Wiggins_IssueII.html.

2006 Moondance Exploration Issue “Signature Hamartia”

     http://moondance.org/2006/fall2006/poetry/poem1.html.

2006 Knock, Issue 6, Seattle, WA, “Human Conditions.”

2001 “First Person, Twice Removed: Poetic Conversations in an Evolving

    Woman’s Voice.” Master’s Thesis. University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

2001 The Southwestern Review “A Fragment of Chaos Suspended

    from the Whole.”

2000: The Southwestern Review “Drinking Smoke from a Glass.”

2000: “Grace Notes: Letter to my Lovers.” self-published chapboook.

1999: The Southwestern Review “Breaking Down Divorce”

1998: The Southwestern Review “Mid-Night Stories”

1998: The Southwestern Review “Lessons”

1997: Deep South Writer’s Conference Anthology, The Chapbook, “Raw    

        Words.”

1997: The Southwestern Review “Cadillac Angels.”

1997: The Southwestern Review “The Tinman.”

1997: The Southwestern Review “Fathers and Strangers.”

1997: The Southwestern Review “Shadows of Beauty.”

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Conferences/Workshops:

2009 SMLA, Baton Rouge, LA, Poetry Reading

2008 Festival of Words, Grand Coteau, LA, Conducted Poetry Workshop

         at Casa Azul.

2008  Festival of  Words , Grand Coteau, LA, Guest Poet/lecturer at Grand     

         Coteau Elementary.

2008  Featured Guest Poet/Lecturer for Encres de Sang

         International Writer’s Conference, Paris, France.

2007  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2006  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2005    Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2004  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2003  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2002  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette.

2001  Deep South Festival of Writers, UL Lafayette

2000 American Philological Association Conference (Memphis, Tenn.)

2000 Deep South Festival of Writers: Craft Lectures with Vivian

        Shipley

        Introduction speech for Vivian Shipley

        Poetry reading for conference participants

1999 Deep South Writers Conference: Craft Lectures with Virgil

        Suarez, Toi Deracotte and Workshop with Yousef Komunyakaa

1999 American Folklore Society Conference (Memphis, Tenn.)

1998 Deep South Writer’s Conference: Craft Lectures with Pamela Uschuk,    

        David Gessner and William Pitt Root

1997 Deep South Writers Conference: Poetry workshop with Rochelle

        Owens

1996 Deep South Writers Conference: Poetry workshop with       

        Heather McHugh

 

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 Presentations and Performances:

    2011   Co-Coordinator for 100 Thousand Poets for Change, Acadiana Center for the Arts,

                Lafayette, LA

    2011    Fiction Reading, Casa Azul, Grand Coteau, LA

    2011    Fiction Reading UL’s TNRS, Lafayette, LA

    2010    Poetry Reading, UL’s TNRS, Lafayette, LA

    2010    Poetry Reading, Casa Azul, Grand Coteau, LA

    2009    Poetry Reading, Casa Azul, Grand Coteau, LA

    2009    Poetry Reading, Remembering Lincoln, UL Lafayette

    2008    Poetry Reading, Cite des Arts, Lafayette, LA

    2008    Poetry Reading, Casa Azul, Grand Coteau, LA

    2008    Poetry Reading, Maple Leaf Bar, New Orleans, LA

    2008    Poetry Reading  Le Musee des Vampires, Les Lilas, France

    2008    Poetry Reading, The Abbey Bookshop, Paris, France

    2007    Poetry Reading, Club 307, Lafayette, LA 

    2007    Poetry Reading, Gold Mine Saloon, New Orleans,

    2006    Poetry Trio, Deep South Festival of Writers, Blue Moon Saloon

           Poetry Reading, The Rhonda-Maria Experience, Club 307

           Poetry Reading, Goldmine Saloon, New Orleans, LA

2005    Poetry Trio, Deep South Festival of Writers, Blue Moon Saloon

            Poetry Reading, The Rhonda-Maria Experience, Club 307

2004    Poetry Reading, The Rhonda-Maria Experience, Club 307

            ULL Poetry Reading, Chris’ Poboy’s, Lafayette, LA

2003     Introduction—Vivian Shipley, Deep South Festival of Writers

     2001     ULL Poetry Reading, Chris’ Poboy’s, Lafayette, LA

2000         Arkansas Philological Association Conference, Memphis, TN,

                Angry Spirits and Wandering Souls: Correlations between Telepathic Dreams and Film

2000     Coordinator, Poetry Reading Connected at the Roots

             ULL Poetry Reading, Chris’ Poboy’s, Lafayette, LA

             ULL Poetry Reading, Valentine’s Day Massacre

1999     ULL Poetry Reading, Chris’ Poboy’s, Lafayette, LA