|
reflections |
updates | featured state
-
In this issue, we take a closer look at one of the lesser known and
transitional regions in southern literature--the Ozarks. The
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture has a lot to say about this region,
from the mountain language and why it is so very similar to the
Appalachian dialect (something I've always wondered) to the history
of the region and why it's nickname in the early 1900's, The New
South, just didn't last.
Parts of the Ozarks today are
commercialized while other regions are as remote as they were 75
years ago. SLR had the pleasure of talking with award winning
author, Paulette Jiles, who holds a wealth of historical information
about the Ozarks since her best-selling book, Enemy Women was set in
the Missouri Ozarks.
As I grow older, I find it refreshing to go to the Ozarks and hear
the colorful metaphors, and the strong country dialect. I love the
lightning bugs light, even the muggy night air is tolerable because
it brings back memories of happy times at Grandmas. Best of all, the
river's are still clear, fish are still biting and people are still
good-natured and know nature more intimately than any formal
education could ever teach.
~ ~ ~ ~
New On the Site!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
State-of-the-Month ~
Arkansas
Did you
know?
-
The Buffalo River is one of the few remaining unpolluted,
free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states.
-
Arkansas contains over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of
streams and rivers.
-
Famous singer
Johnny Cash was born in Kingsland, Arkansas.
-
Arkansas has
five major types of soil: the flat alluvial lands of the
Delta, the fine silt and wind-deposited loess of Crowley's
Ridge, the sandy loam of the forested Coastal Plain and the
residual limestone of the Ozarks.
-
On June
15, 1836 Arkansas became the 25th State of the United States
of America with a new border on the West and stands as the
26th in size with an area of 53,225 square miles.
-
Sam Walton
founded his Wal-Mart stores in Bentonville, Arkansas.
See
SLR's Arkansas page.
Next month, Texas! Thank
you to everyone who voted on the spotlight state.
You voted and we listened!
|
Editor’s
Picks
~ ~ ~ ~
Interview with
Paulette Jiles author of
bestselling novel,
Enemy Women
JC Robertson 's first novel, The Hemingway Train, is set in the
Ozarks.
Congratulations to Mark Loyd of
Denham Springs, LA for winning a
copy of Sullivan's Why Beulah Shot her Pistol in the Baptist
Church
Click here for Review!
~
Arkansas Literature
& Folklore
Click here
to tell a friend about SLR! |
