 Poems about it can be found in "Mirror Wars" and "Shards" by Nancy Harris, "Body and Soul" and "Rhythm & Booze" by Julie Kane; "The Everette Maddox Song Book", "Bar Scotch", and "American Waste" by Everette Maddox; and in the anthologies "The Maple Leaf Rag" (1980), "The Maple Leaf Rag 15th Anniversary Anthology" (1994), and "Maple Leaf Rag III" (2006).The Maple Leaf was closed for several weeks in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Owner Hank Staples remained in New Orleans to guard the bar and his other properties while vowing in interviews with to host the first concert in New Orleans after the storm.