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East Tennessee State University

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2012

Appalachian Studies

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The Longest Night, Ted Olson Dec 2012

The Longest Night, Ted Olson

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Word-Weaving In Tennessee: The National Storytelling Festival, Ted Olson Sep 2012

Word-Weaving In Tennessee: The National Storytelling Festival, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: Appalachia is a storied land. Every place within the region has its own story, and virtually every person who has spent a significant amount of time in a specific Appalachian place has been affected by—indeed, has become part of—that story.


Book Review Of The Troubles And Their Aftermath: James B. Johnston's Memories Of Northern Ireland, Ted Olson Jul 2012

Book Review Of The Troubles And Their Aftermath: James B. Johnston's Memories Of Northern Ireland, Ted Olson

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Review of The Troubles and Their Aftermath: James B. Johnston's Memories of Northern Ireland by James B. Johnson


Book Review Of The Oxford Book Of American Poetry: The Difficulty Of Anthologizing American Poetry, Ted Olson Jun 2012

Book Review Of The Oxford Book Of American Poetry: The Difficulty Of Anthologizing American Poetry, Ted Olson

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Review of The Oxford Book of American Poetry: The Difficulty of Anthologizing American Poetry


James Still: The Dean Of Appalachian Literature, Ted Olson May 2012

James Still: The Dean Of Appalachian Literature, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: James Still (1906-2001) wrote “Heritage,” his signature poem, in 1935, and he continued to read it before audiences large and small into the 21st Century.


Robinson Jeffers: Appalachian, Californian, Poet, Ted Olson Apr 2012

Robinson Jeffers: Appalachian, Californian, Poet, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: April is also National Poetry Month, and this column will focus on an April-themed poem—not one of the many April poems evincing sincere religiosity or forced sentimentality, and not that famous poem that cynically asserts that “April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land.


The Bristol Sessions: A Memorable Marriage Of Tradition And Technology, Ted Olson Feb 2012

The Bristol Sessions: A Memorable Marriage Of Tradition And Technology, Ted Olson

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Excerpt: Transcribed from a time-less song recorded in August 1927 by the Carter Family, the above lyrics (and their accompanying, memorably lilting melody) have moved millions of people worldwide.