APPALACHIAN HERITAGE WRITER-IN RESIDENCE 2024
This research guide provides library resources and extra information concerning topics, themes and genres; the link above provides resources and avenues of study and reflection found by the Appalachian Studies department.
CSEGA: Marshall University's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia
Appalachian Region Commission: government commission on Appalachia
Appalachian Trail Conservancy: home page of the Appalachian Trail
Foxfire.org:the group that creates the Foxfire books
The Dialect of The Appalachian People: online article from West Virginia History
Southern Appalachian English: website from the University of South Carolina on and about Appalachian English; check out the bibliography!
DARE Language Distribution Maps: in color, these are the "regions" of American English as compiled in the Dictionary of American English; here, also is a list of linguistic regions each state is part of.
Academy of American Poets: organization for American poets and poetry
Modern American Poets Site (MAPS): organization for modern American poets
West Virginia Poet Laureate : The West Virginia State page about the state laureate; includes pages on past laureates
Voices and Visions from Annaberg Learner: full series on American poets, formerly showed on PBS. Shepherd University has copies of volumes 1-3.
"What Makes Poetry 'Poetic?'": an article in the March 2019 issue The Atlantic magazine by David Barber.
Returning home, these West Virginians are rewriting the poetry of Appalachia by Elizabeth Flock for PBS NewsHour, May 2, 2017.
Appalachia Envisioned: A New Era of Opportunity: The strategic plan of the Appalachian Regional Commission for 2022-2026.
Listed below is the One Book, One West Virginia finalist selection.
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2024 Book Selection
Following the Silence Marc Harshman Temporarily Shelved in Display Case |
Author: Marc Harshman
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Marc Harshman's website contains information about Mr. Harshman, his published works, lists awards he has won, provides a selection of media about him, and a link to his blog.
The One Book, One West Virginia program is similar to the Common Reading initiative, only it involves the whole state. Supported by the West Virginia Library Commission, the reading selection is also the book chosen for Shepherd's Appalachian Writer-in-Residence program (paraphrased from their website).
