“Pinky Swear” by William R. Stoddart
2024-07-24
Make me the promise
that you’ll never leave
this coal slurry town.
Sing . . . Continue Reading
“Two Walking Sticks” by Lee Blevins
2024-07-10
I think it is a snake, see how it bends.
Kate says it is a hound, sleek for the chase,
but whether hound or snake, swift it was not,
for old men who use canes . . . Continue Reading
Present and Connected – Danita Dodson An Interview with the Poet
2024-06-26
Her deep connection with these Appalachian Mountains is evident in her poetry. Her words encapsulate the very essence of this region – from ancestors to the natural world and in between. Her own mountain spirit and philosophy of interconnectedness flow through her poetry . . .Continue Reading
“Attentive” by Becky Parker
2024-06-05
It was early springtime, where down by the sleepy willows,
brilliantly flocked buttercups were . . . Continue Reading
“Powell Valley Scenic Overlook” and “Revelation” by Neva Bryan
2024-05-15
Clouds pinwheel
atop mountain-pleated land,
celebrating . . . Continue Reading
“Resting Fields” by Kwopi Stein
2024-04-17
Wistful air in the resting field of
The fallen and beloved, who
Have taken a lifetime to finally rest . . . Continue Reading
“For Richard Marius, My Teacher: In Memory”
2024-03-27
Hands clasped, folded like prayer
on the desk.
No notes
because you needed
none.
We traveled from Augustine
to Teddy Roosevelt in a semester,
pausing only to hear Abraham Lincoln . . . Continue Reading
“Greenhome” by Zoe Yates
2024-03-05
It’s the green I miss the most
When I close my eyes and imagine home.
Roads that wind like snakes over the mountains,
Through a tunnel of leaves as bright as any stained glass–Continue Reading
“sunrise” by Emily Brown
2024-02-07
the blues of sky and peak birthed a band of red-gold flame . . . Continue Reading
“Joyous Freedom” – Joseph “Black Atticus” Woods An Interview with Knoxville, Tennessee's Poet Laureate
2024-01-26
We’re continuing our exclusive interview with Knoxville, Tennessee’s Poet Laureate, Joseph “Black Atticus” Woods.Continue Reading