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Roll on, Mississippi

Roll on, Mississippi W. Ralph Eubanks considers the literature, landscape, and legacy of the Magnolia State in “A Place Like Mississippi.” photograph by w. ralph eubanks “On these Mississippi roads, the past and the present exist side by side. The past is there for all to see, yet perhaps is only noticeable to those who still remember it. Perhaps it is not the past Mississippi is losing on this landscape. Instead we are witnessing how the past and future are slowly becoming knitted together into one seamless garment.” — W. Ralph Eubanks, A Place Like Mississippi From a Yazoo City cemetery to Rowan Oak, on the banks of the Mississippi River and in the shade-dappled heart of Piney Woods, on the paper-scented shelves of Square Books and the sun-blasted dirt of the Delta, author W. Ralph Eubanks has searched for — and found — Mississippi. The author has confronted its myths and its most mundane realities, sought out its soul in story and song. The r

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Opinion: In the South, the pen is mighty

Opinion: In the South, the pen is mighty CNN 3/16/2021 © Maude Scuyler Clay A Mississippi Delta cotton field. Last year, the late Randall Kenan spoke at the University of Mississippi about his work as a writer and the role of the writer in society. Kenan said, for a community to change they have to understand the devastation they are wreaking on certain people. Yes, Georgia flipped blue because of a massive voter enfranchisement effort. But I like to think that it was also the groundbreaking work of Georgia writers, from James Alan McPherson and Alice Walker to Tayari Jones, who all created a literary culture in their home state that helped its populace begin to see the devastation that was being imposed on many of its citizens. Southern writing today embraces a variety of identities and perspectives, and even includes writers who are Southern transplants as well as natives, revealing how those who choose to live in the South must also inhabit the very idea of the Sout

We Have Much To Learn From 'A Place Like Mississippi'

W. Ralph Eubanks new book examines Mississippi s mighty contributions to American literature, and what writers like Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward can teach us about broader national issues.

Interview: W. Ralph Eubanks, Author Of 'A Place Like Mississippi' : NPR

W. Ralph Eubanks new book examines Mississippi s mighty contributions to American literature, and what writers like Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward can teach us about broader national issues.