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I've noticed I've moved progressively to quieter and quieter places. And that makes sense with the process of getting older—becoming an old married woman—and having a baby. But I do think it's allowed me to find a kind of silence in myself that I've needed to nurture in my poetry. Maybe you can't write loud poetry unless you have a silence in yourself as a gauge.
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Featured Poets |
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Etheridge Knight
Born in Corinth, Mississippi, Etheridge Knight was a master of the toast—a form of poetry born out of 19th century African storytelling. He was an influential poet in the Black Arts movement.
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Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey's most recent collection, Native Guard, received the 2006 Pulitzer Prize. A member of the Dark Room Collective, she was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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Other Mississippi Poets
Angela Ball
Brooks Haxton
G. E. Patterson
J.E. Pitts
Liz Waldner
Al Young
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Literary journals & small presses |
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Crossroads
P.O. Box 726 University, MS 38677
The Jabberwock Review
The Jabberwock Review is a literary journal published semiannually by students and faculty of Mississippi State University. It consists of works of
art, poetry, and fiction submitted by artists from around the country, as well as locally. The editors are students of MSU and funding is provided by
the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts & Sciences, the University Honors Program, the department of English, and subscriptions.
Mississippi Quarterly
Founded in 1948, the Mississippi Quarterly is a refereed, scholarly journal dedicated to the life and culture of the American South, past and present. The journal is published quarterly by the College of Arts and Sciences of Mississippi State University.
Mississippi Review
A nationally recognized literary journal, available in both print and online formats.
Southern Quarterly
The Southern Quarterly, an independent journal of the arts in the South published by the University of Southern Mississippi since 1962, is one of the first journals devoted to the interdisciplinary study of southern culture. Each issue features interviews with artists and writers; reviews of books, films, exhibitions, and performances; and the SoQ Portfolio, which presents the work of artists and photographers.
Yalobusha Review
The Yalobusha Review, founded in 1995, publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, photography and black-and-white artwork from established and new writers alike.
VOX Journal
A new journal founded and edited by poet Louis E. Bourgeois and poet J. E. Pitts, VOX is Oxford's independent literary journal. They specialize in experimental work, such as prose poems, found poems, one-act plays, and flash fiction. Future issues will feature special topics and interviews with Harold Bloom and Charles Wright. |
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Visitors from Mississippi Enjoy ... |
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Most Popular Poems
1. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
by Langston Hughes
I've known rivers...
2. We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. We...
3. Lift Every Voice and Sing
by James Weldon Johnson
Lift ev'ry voice and sing...
4. Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night...
5. The Bells
by Edgar Allan Poe
Hear the sledges with the bells...
6. One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master...
7. Her Kind
by Anne Sexton
I have gone out, a possessed witch...
8. My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun (Sonnet 130)
by William Shakespeare
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun...
9. How Do I Love Thee?
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
10. Because I could not stop for Death (712)
by Emily Dickinson
Because I could not stop for Death...
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Poems about Mississippi |
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Pilgrimage
by Natasha Trethewey
Here, the Mississippi carved...
On the Mississippi
by Hamlin Garland
Through wild and tangled forests...
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Literary organizations & centers |
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Gulf Coast Writer's Association
The Gulf Coast Writers Association is a nationally recognized organization founded in 1986 that strives to encourage and inspire local writers throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast regional area. The Association publishes a literary journal and newsletter, awards poetry prizes, and offers networking opportunities with writing and publishing contacts to its members.
The Mississippi Arts Commission
In 1968, the Mississippi legislature created the Mississippi Arts Commission as the official grants making and service agency for the arts. In the 1990s, the Commission broadened its role as an active supporter and promoter of the arts in community life and arts education.
The Mississippi Writers Guild
With a mission to raise cultural awareness of literacy needs within the
state, the Mississippi Writers Guild provides guidance and information concerning the literary arts, communicating with and helping writers to gain knowledge in their particular literary field; informing the public of the works of Mississippi writers; encouraging creativity and performance of the written word; and organizing events to celebrate Mississippi and Southern writers.
The Mississippi Writers Page
A multi-faceted Internet Resource about writers in, from, or otherwise associated with the state of Mississippi. Presented by the Department of English at the University of Mississippi, it is designed both as an introduction to the diversity of literary talent in Mississippi and as a source of accurate and timely information for the serious literary scholar. |
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Writing programs & colonies |
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Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University English Department offers two options in the M.A. program: the traditional curriculum, calling for twenty-four hours of course work plus thesis, and a non-thesis option, calling for thirty-three hours of course work. With the latter option, students may pursue concentrations in Creative Writing or the Teaching of English as a Second Language. The College of Arts and Sciences publishes The Mississippi Quarterly.
University of Mississippi
The M.F.A. in creative writing is a rigorous and selective program,
enrolling 3-5 students each year. Ole Miss is home to the Mississippi Writers Page, an online resource that promotes writers associated with the state; Journal X; Yalobusha Review; and the Jefferson City Broadside Society.
University of Southern Mississippi Center for Writers
The University of Southern
Mississippi's Creative writing program consists MA and PHD candidates. The University also publishes the Mississippi Review, awards the Mississippi Review Prize, and sponsors a "slightly erratic" series of visiting writers. |
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