Humanities, History, and Education
Friday from the Archives: “Teaching the Darkness Away: Humanities, History and Education” an essay by Christie Hinson Norris in NCLR 30 (2021)
News
Kirkland reviews Absher
Saturday Review: “In a Beautiful but Fallen World” a review by James Kirkland of J.S. Absher’s Skating Rough Ground (2022) poetry collection in NCLR Online Winter 2025
History and Inclusion with Dr. María DeGuzmán
Friday from the Archives: “Carolina Outlier: An Interview with María DeGuzmán” by Joan Conwell with photography by María DeGuzmán in NCLR 2013
From Plate to Page: Intersections of Food and Poetry
A Guest post from our friends at the North Carolina Poetry Society. Reminder: April is National Poetry Month and the submission window for both our poetry contests!
Knox reviews Youmans
Saturday Review: “What Blooms in the Wildwood?” a review by Amber Knox of Marly Youmans’ book Seren of the Wildwood (2023) in NCLR Online Winter 2025
Cinderella in the Swamp
Friday from the Archives: “The Patchwork Princess of the Great Dismal Swamp” a short story written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Molly Windsor in NCLR 2006
NC Writers’ Network Conference
Join us for the NC Writers’ Network Spring Conference.
Robert reviews Martin
Saturday Review: “The Images That Made Us” a review by Terry Roberts of Brent Martin’s book George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines Western North Carolina (2022) in NCLR Online Winter 2025
2014 Applewhite Winner Elizabeth Jackson
Friday from the Archives: “East End, West End,” the 2014 James Applewhite Poetry Prize Winner by Elizabeth W. Jackson in NCLR 2015
McGaha reviews Sedaris
Saturday Review: “Have No Fear: David Sedaris is Still Here” a review by Jennifer McGaha of David Sedaris’ collection Happy-Go-Lucky in NCLR Online Winter 2025