“Window in Winter Light”
Friday from the Archives: “Window in Winter Light” a poem by Robert Hill from NCLR 25 (2016).
An elegant poem as winter draws in.
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Friday from the Archives: “Window in Winter Light” a poem by Robert Hill from NCLR 25 (2016).
An elegant poem as winter draws in.
Friday from the Archives: “Collard-Kraut and Blueberry BBQ: Discovering Vivian Howard’s Corner of the South” an interview and essay by Sally F. Lawrence from NCLR 27 (2018). Since this week is all about food here in the USA, we’re pulling out a piece about one of North Carolina’s recent foodie favorites.
Friday from the Archives: “Among the Tuscarora: The Strange and Mysterious Death of John Lawson, Gentleman, Explorer, Writer” by Marjorie Hudson from NCLR 1 (1992).
Friday from the Archives: “Last Retreat to Topsail Island” by Mark Smith-Soto from NCLR 22 (2013). We at NCLR were saddened to learn of the passing of long-time friend and poet, Mark Smith-Soto, early in November.
In this article from NCLR’s 2015 issue Rachael Price analyses Monique Truong’s novel Bitter in the Mouth and the difficulties that the main character, Linda, faces growing up and discovering her own identity in what at first appears to be a conventional Southern family.
Friday from the Archives: “Halloween’s Herald of Democracy: Allan Gurganus and the Horror Show of American Politics” by Zackary Vernon from NCLR 2014 Recently the… Read More »Halloween with Allan Gurganus
Friday from the Archives: “Night Light” 2006 Doris Betts Fiction Prize story by Rhonda Strickland, from NCLR Issue 16 (2007) Rhonda Strickland’s 2006 Doris Betts… Read More »First Betts Prize Story in NCLR
Friday from the Archives: “Renaissance Man: An Interview with Clyde Edgerton” by George Hovis, from NCLR Issue 26 (2017) Congratulations to the renowned author, professor, musician, and artist Clyde Edgerton on being the 2023 Caldwell Award Recipient from NC Humanities
Friday from the Archives: “Talking in Class: The Stories of North Carolina Teachers” by Lu Ann Jones from NCLR Issue 7 (1998) To honor Fred, Margaret, and all the teachers in all of our issues, we are highlighting Jones’ article about her class using oral history techniques to document teachers’ stories from across the state.
Friday from the Archives: “Origins and Closure: An Interview with Ariel Dorfman” by Robert Siegal, introduced by Stuart W. Sanderson, with Lorraine Hale Robinson, from NCLR Issue 13 (2004) We would love to have more writings by and about Hispanic and Latinx North Carolina authors.