Kay A. Murphy is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Orleans where she has taught in the English Department, the Creative Writing Workshop, and the Honors Program, and has served as Poetry Editor for Bayou. Although she is retired, she continues to work with graduate students and to teach in the Low Residency MFA […]
Kay A. Murphy
Kay A. Murphy: My Mother Called Me
My mother had a dream in which I entered her bedroom calling Mom, Oh Mom until my voice pulled her from something… enigmatic? . What, she said and opened her eyes. I simply answered, The Lord is here, as if someone less important than a gentleman caller without flowers had arrived. Although she is […]