They cherish, as you will, their father’s fervent memorial to friendships through fishing. Writing from his heart, Frank dedicated “Evening Hatch” to his cousin Hugh G. Chatham (1921–1985). This private poem is now being shared.
“These poems give moving and powerful testimony to what Carolyn Forché calls ‘the poetry of witness’ – a ritual act of reconciliation through language; a renewed sense of shared humanity and righteous resistance; and, perhaps most importantly, a sacred vow to never forget.”
Friday from the Archives: “Writing the Interior Landscape: An Interview with George Ellison” written by Kathryn Stripling Byer, from NCLR Issue 20 (2011) NCLR mourns… Read More »“A Temporary Biding Place”: Remembering George Ellison
Reviewer Heather Bell Adams says about his latest novel that “The reader is invited to speculate about the source of Connor’s discontent by assembling pieces of the puzzle from artfully arranged vignettes told in Whisnant’s crisp, muscular prose.”
After winning the National Book Award for his 2021 novel Hell of a Book, it’s likely safe to say Mott himself is one of those blistering voices.
“Powell’s descriptions of place are quite lyrical. He obviously knows the landscape he gives us
in western North Carolina and southern Virginia. He has a way of taking the readers right to the spot and immersing us in the culture, landscape, and people.”
March 2, 2023: Voyages of Discovery series presents NC Author Jason Mott
Announcing the winners of two honors given for content in our issues: the John Ehle Prize and the Randall Kenan Prize.
“You have to travel, even if it’s only for two days a week or two days a month. You have to go away to get some contrast and a sense of who you are, where you are, and where the rest of the world is.”
“…sometimes I relish my screening role: I really don’t need to make a firm decision between two poems, for example. I can send both.”