September List

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Hellicane: Poets Respond to Hurricane Katrina

Leaves to rake, grass to cut, weeds to pull\r\nNew Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland\r\nBooks to read, plans to write, groups to lead\r\nSt. Bernard Parish, Slidell, Gulfport\r\n\r\nHouse to clean, clothes to wash, dog to groom\r\nHattiesburg, Pascagoula, Metairie\r\nArrange stuff: food, possessions, family pictures\r\nChalmette, Kenner, Ocean Springs\r\n\r\nVolunteer time, donate food, give money\r\nPass Christian, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis\r\nHomeless, displaced, misplaced\r\nLife goes on, life goes on, life goes on,\r\nHouston, Memphis, Baton Rouge\r\n\r\nShelter, food, clothes, care\r\nNashville, Selma, Tillman\'s Corner\r\nShelter, food, clothes, care\r\nNot enough, not enough, not enough\r\nCalling back, calling back, calling back\r\n\r\nNew Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland\r\nSt. Bernard Parish, Slidell, Gulfport\r\nHattiesburg, Pascagoula, Metairie\r\nChalmette, Kenner, Ocean Springs\r\nPass Christian, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis\r\n\r\nCalling back, calling back, calling back\r\nThe lost, the abandoned, the bereft\r\nNew Orleans, Biloxi, Waveland

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“September List,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed May 18, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26263.