Military Writing: One Window Closing, One Opening
Friday from the Archives: “The Shower” by Ronald Jackson in NCLR Online 2013
Two reminders, one closing, one opening:
From The Archives
Each Friday, NCLR will post content from past issues. All past issues are currently available for purchase. Or check your library’s digital collections to read the full piece.
From Students to Pulitzer Prizes
Friday from the Archives: “Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson, Former ECU Student” by Celeste Pottier in NCLR 2003
Students are back! We are welcoming our new cohort of interns and assistants
Randall Jarrell and his “Uncommon Reader”
Friday from the Archives: “The Indivisible Presence of Randall Jarrell” by Fred Chappell
with three poems by Randall Jarrell in NCLR 1992
Applewhite’s “In the Art Museum”
Friday from the Archives: “In the Art Museum” a poem by James Applewhite in NCLR 2020
Historic Poet Laureate George Moses Horton
Friday from the Archives: “Local and National Efforts to Honor George Moses Horton” by Marjorie Hudson in NCLR 1999. Remembering one of the first Literary Hall of Famers.
Compare & Contrast “The Outer Banks”
Friday from the Archives: “The Outer Banks” Poems of Muriel Rukeyser and W.D. Ehrhart
introduced and annotated by Martin Kich in NCLR 2005
For NC teachers of poetry, this duo of poems would make an excellent addition to your classroom.
The Original Snakes on a Plane
Friday from the Archives: “Son of a Gun, Sky-high: Clyde Edgerton on Flying” an interview by Tonita S. Branan in NCLR 2003
NC Writers’ Conference is honoring author, professor, and former Air Force pilot Clyde Edgerton at their annual gathering this month
The Myriad Book Clubs of NC
Friday from the Archives: “For Every Passion Something: The Myriad Book Clubs of North Carolina” by Cynthia Lewis in NCLR 2016
As Editor Margaret Bauer likes to tell her students, Good Writers are also Good Readers.
Holograms and Stained Glass
Friday from the Archives: “Faces in Stained Glass” by Paul A. Gilster from NCLR 10 (2001) Chosen by Kenly Corya. This 20+ year old story speaks even more poignantly to today.
“Looking inward and upward”
Friday from the Archives: “Ultimate Trip” the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize essay by Steve Mitchell with art by Tim Christensen in NCLR 2022 | Two Albright winners fascinated by the stars.