May 286 minTennessee Mountain Writers conference celebrates 35 years of sharing creative skills and energyBy Lacy Snapp | “We all drove through gaps to get here,” writer Jim Minick said during the April 4 kickoff reception for the 2024....
May 2810 minPoetry by Ian Hall, Stacey Lounsberry, Mitzi Dorton, Frederick Wilbur, and Marc HarshmanPoets love the later days of spring and the early days of summer. We love the wildflowers and the leaf-sprouts that shake us from our...
Feb 178 minBill Monroe’s bluegrass — Black and white music intertwinedBy Jack Tottle | The "Father of Bluegrass Music” often spoke frankly and eloquently about the indispensable role of African American