From the Bayou, We Speak
Acknowledgements

With gratitude

This project exists because many people said yes. Thank you.

Funding

From the Bayou, We Speak is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

Our poets and artists

    Our collaborators

      Our venue

      Houston Public Library, for hosting the showcase at the Central Library and welcoming every language through its doors.

      Behind the scenes

      • The ESL teachers who shared the call with their students
      • The translators who carried each poem across languages
      • The readers and reviewers who chose the collection
      • The community orators who give the poems their voices
      • The AV team and videographer who capture the afternoon

      Community

      Thank you to the organizations and events that welcomed us this year, including Public Poetry, ALMAAHH, Nuestra Palabra's Text Fest, the Viet Cultural Fest and Jornada at the University of Houston.

      This website

      Designed and built in Houston by OctoTEK.

      Behind the scenes

      Out in the community