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Hello! My name is Asia Briana, also known as “Bayou Girl.” Bayou Girl is my origin story, as it connects back to my beginnings in New Orleans, my hometown.
My newest book, Bring Me Back Home, New Orleans (2nd edition), is a poetry collection dedicated to New Orleans, remembering the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I published my first edition of BMBHNO in December 2020.
My second poetry collection, Cemetery Psalms, is a collection of grief poems published in November 2022.
My poetry themes are rooted in displacement, spirituality with God, introversion, earth pangs, and childhood nostalgia.
I hope to touch the souls of the people who read my work. God bless!
Asia Briana Brown
Asia Briana Brown
Bring Me Back Home, New Orleans Audiobook
Asia Briana Brown
“Dear New Orleans, I miss you. Crescent City, I love you.” On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated a number of homes and communities, scattering families as they sought refuge. Bring Me Back Home, New Orleans, is a Katrina survivor’s story of loss told through poetry, a reflection on home, and an ode to New Orleans.
“Grief can look like tears in chocolate bars.” Cemetery Psalms is a collection of grief poems that transports the reader through a reflective and emotional journey with God when experiencing the death of a loved one.
I really enjoyed Bring me back home, New Orleans. Asia takes readers on an actual tour of the city through her writing. I can sense her love and longing for New Orleans. It’s like the Mississippi River flows through her veins. What a creative writing style she has, and a great title too. I’m a New Orleans native, displaced from Katrina as well, and it took me on a journey. I imagined riding my bike and walks to the “snowball” stand and all the other memories we had as kids. Great job Asia, keep on writing!
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