Testifying and Telling: Frank X Walker’s Poetic Civil War History
In his new collection, the Affrilachian Poets founder gives voice to Black Civil War soldiers and their families, aiming to uncover hidden truths inside Southern history.
By Jacqueline Allen Trimble
Literature
Testifying and Telling: Frank X Walker’s Poetic Civil War History
In his new collection, the Affrilachian Poets founder gives voice to Black Civil War soldiers and their families, aiming to uncover hidden truths inside Southern history.
By Jacqueline Allen Trimble /
Nature
After the Deluge: Appalachia’s “Climate Haven” Myth Unravels
Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change. Hurricane Helene thought otherwise.
By Jessica Martell and Zackary Vernon /
Poetry
Testify
A poem from Frank X Walker’s latest collection, Load in Nine Times
By Frank X Walker /
Poetry
Readers
In celebration of National Book Month, a poem about little free libraries, those humble guardians of literature that stand watch in our neighborhoods.
By Dan Leach /
Nature
After the Deluge: Appalachia’s “Climate Haven” Myth Unravels
Transplants, retirees, and second-homers thought western North Carolina would be a refuge from the ravages of climate change. Hurricane Helene thought otherwise.
