AvaLeavellHaymon was the 2013–2015 Poet Laureate of Louisiana. She is the author of four collections of poetry, including Eldest Daughter, Why the House...
is Mona Lisa Saloy appointed in April 2021. Predecessors include AvaLeavellHaymon, Julie Kane, Peter Cooley, and John Warner Smith. Kate Barnes served...
The Life and Death of Poetry by Kelly Cherry and Eldest Daughter by AvaLeavellHaymon" by Randall Ivey, Modern Age, 58(1), winter 2016, page 82. "Kelly...