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White Trash, An Anthology of Southern Poetsby Nancy C. McAllister; Robert Waters Grey
Boson Books 1999; US$ 2.99Don't Try and Sell Me No Pink Flamingos : From the forward by George Garrett York Harbor, Maine July 1976 Naturally I would a whole lot rather be back there among the pages of this book, paid up and in good standing, instead of up here in the front talking about it. ?I feel like having some bumper stickers printed up?HONK IF YOU LOVE FRED CHAPPELL, BLINK YOUR LIGHTS IF YOU BELIEVE IN COLEMAN BARKS; CAUTION I BRAKE FOR ARMADILLOS AND KELLY CHERRY. And so on. Or maybe to stand up at some session of literary Holy Rollers and holler: "Everybody who loves poetry say after me?James Seay and Julie Suk and Rosemary Daniell!" All the poets, and the editors, are to be thanked and congratulated. As a Southerner my (own) self, now living... more...
The North Carolina Roots of African American Literatureby William L. Andrews
The University of North Carolina Press 2006; US$ 42.50A collection of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and essays showcases some of the works of eight influential African American writers from North Carolina during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book includes writers such as Charles W Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, David Bryant Fulton, George Moses Horton, Harriet Jacobs, and others. more...
Another Southby Bill Lavender; Hank Lazer; Hank Lazer; Lorenzo Thomas; Bill Lavender; Ralph Adamo; Sandy Baldwin; Daniel Aaron; Holley Blackwell; Joel Dailey; Brett Evans; Jessica Freeman; Skip Fox; Bob Grumman; Ken Harris; Honoree Fanonne Jeffers; Joy Lahey; Jake Berry; John Lowther; Dana Lisa Lustig; Camille Martin; Jerry McGuire; Thomas Meyer; A. di Michele; Mark Prejsnar; Randy Prunty; Alex Rawls; David Thomas Roberts; Christy Sheffield Sanford; Stephanie Williams; Andy Young; Seth Young; Dave Brinks; James Sanders; Marla Jernigan; Kalamu ya Salaam; Jim Leftwich
The University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 23.16Another South is an anthology of poetry from contemporary southern writers who are working in forms that are radical, innovative, and visionary. Highly experimental and challenging in nature, the poetry in this volume, with its syntactical disjunctions, formal revolutions, and typographic playfulness, represents the direction of a new breed of southern writing that is at once universal in its appeal and regional in its flavor. Focusing on poets currently residing in the South, the anthology includes both emerging and established voices in the national and international literary world. From the invocations of Andy Young's "Vodou Headwashing Ceremony" to the blues-informed poems of Lorenzo Thomas and Honorée Jeffers, from the different... more...
My New Orleansby Rosemary James
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 9.99From famous writers and personalities who call the city home, whether by birth or simply love, these pieces written in the wake of Hurricane Katrina serve as a timeless tribute to New Orleans. Sentimental, joyful, and witty, these essays by celebrated writers, entertainers, chefs, and fans honor the life of one of America's most beloved cities. Paul Prudhomme writes about the emotional highs New Orleans inspires, Wynton Marsalis exalts his native city as soul model for the nation, while Walter Isaacson shares his vision for preserving his hometown's pentimento magic. Stewart O'Nan recalls the fantasy haze that enshrouded his first trip to the Big Easy when he was thirty and bowed to Richard Ford to receive his first literary prize.... more...
Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Menby Thomas Ruys Smith
LSU Press 2010; US$ 19.95In 1836 Benjamin Drake, a midwestern writer of popular sketches for newspapers of the day, introduced his readers to a new and distinctly American rascal who rode the steamboats up and down the Mississippi and other western waterwaysùthe riverboat gambler. These men, he recorded, dress with taste and elegance; carry gold chronometers in their pockets; and swear with the most genteel precision. . . . Every where throughout the valley, these mistletoe gentry are called by the original, if not altogether classic, cognomen of æBlack-legs.Æö In Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men, Thomas Ruys Smith collects nineteenth-century stories, sketches, and book excerpts by a gallery of authors to create a comprehensive collection... more...
Christmas Memories from Mississippiby Charline R. McCord; Judy H. Tucker; Wyatt Waters
University Press of Mississippi 2010; US$ 28.00This beautiful book of thirty-eight essays, illustrated by Mississippi's premier watercolorist Wyatt Waters, will ring true with treasured recollections of Christmases past. Remember the Christmas it snowed on the Mississippi Coast? Glen Allison recalls that miracle. Richard Ford and Waters tell exactly what they felt when they first laid eyes on a bicycle left under the tree by Santa Claus. These Mississippians celebrate Christmas pageants, the decorating, the family dinners--even as they recognize war and loss as part of our lives and sometimes part of our holidays. Christmas Memories from Mississippi looks at the holidays from the early 20th century through the present and offers the celebrations from various points of view, both religious... more...
The Kentucky Anthologyby Wade Hall
The University Press of Kentucky 2010; US$ 50.00For over two hundred years, Kentucky has inspired many of the nation's finest writers, both natives of the Bluegrass State and outsiders who were entranced by its rich natural wonders and culture. Now, for the first time, celebrated Kentucky literary historian Wade Hall has assembled a comprehensive collection of writings embodying the hopes, concerns, and aspirations that have made the state unique and yet so typically American. Hunters, soldiers, adventurers, tourists, farmers, lawyers, preachers, educators, journalists, historians, playwrights, poets, and novelists offer readers an unparalleled literary tour of Kentucky. Early descriptive and political writings by such figures as George Rogers Clark, John James Audubon, and Henry Clay give... more...
What Comes Down to Usby Jeff Worley; Ed McClanahan
The University Press of Kentucky 2010; US$ 29.95What Comes Down To Us features twenty-five of Kentucky's most accomplished contemporary poets. Together they serve to illustrate the diversity and richness of poetry being written today in the Commonwealth. The poems were collected by Jeff Worley, a poet who has lived in Kentucky for more than two decades. Although the subject matter of the poems transcends the state's borders, the collection communicates a strong sense of Kentucky as a place. Worley's introduction places contemporary Kentucky poetry in the context of the state's rich literary tradition, and the poet biographies include their reflections and, often, their poetic approach and technique. more...
Our Forgotten Yearsby Maggie Smith-Bendell
University Of Hertfordshire Press 2010; US$ 14.99Full of the language and lore of the Gypsies, this remarkable memoir offers insight into the Romani way of life from an insider’s perspective. Maggie Smith-Bendell shares stories from her traditional Gypsy childhood in the rural South of England, from traveling the countryside and facing hardships, such as the death of a family member, to catching wild animals and earning a living from the woods, hedgerows, and fieldwork in the area. Moving and inspiring, this account also reflects upon the changes in the law and agriculture that have undermined the Gypsies’ sense of freedom and have contributed to the author’s position as a prominent campaigner for Gypsy rights. Filled with traditional recipes, crafts, old songs,... more...
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