Sweet Tea With Emily Dickinson
How a small crew in tiny Whitesburg, Georgia, turned the work of a 19th century New England poet into a touring fundraiser for small-town public libraries in the South.
How a small crew in tiny Whitesburg, Georgia, turned the work of a 19th century New England poet into a touring fundraiser for small-town public libraries in the South.
How Hiss Golden Messenger’s M.C. Taylor moved to North Carolina from California and found his voice in the South.
A Kentucky poet sings solidarity to the landscape, language, and love that claim her.
A story about one who wasn’t born Southern but got here as quick as he could, plus two more from folks whose roots are deep in Appalachian soil.
In the mountain town of Blairsville, Georgia, an annual Sorghum Festival has celebrated Appalachian culture for over 50 years. And it kicks off again this weekend.
An excerpt from “The Caretaker,” the latest—and possibly final—novel from a titan of Appalachian literature, North Carolina’s Ron Rash
If you want to know me and my people, let me put a crusty wedge in your bowl.
Looking back through decades of struggle, uncertainty, and hope
An early autumn assessment of what we hope y’all get when you open Salvation South.
From the time they were kids, they just couldn’t wait for something bigger than their small Alabama town.
ELVIS! was born in Tupelo, crowned the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, and became such a legend—and punchline—that the man himself is almost beside the point. Almost.