Tom Lee Poetry Contest Winners On Friday, May 6, 2022, the Memphis River Parks Partnership recognized the winners of the inaugural Tom Lee Poetry and…
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New Novel Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Right to Decide Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez considers a terrible injustice fueled by prejudice and good intentions By Sara Beth West, originally published April 13,…
Read More New Novel Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-ValdezMemphis by Tara Stringfellow: A Tender, Honest Narrative
By Sara Beth West for Chapter16.org, originally published March 28, 2029 There are readers who claim that every great novel must have a map in the front.…
Read More Memphis by Tara Stringfellow: A Tender, Honest NarrativeThe Two Souths: An Interview with Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker
Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker explain how Southern politics shaped the modern United States By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org, originally published March 28, 2022 “The South and…
Read More The Two Souths: An Interview with Frye Gaillard and Cynthia TuckerMore than She, Her, Hers: A Poem
More than She, Her, Hers Jeanine Jones More than hips thighs heartache and cries Fallopian tubes silk stocking, shaved legs ovaries and eggs Petite purses…
Read More More than She, Her, Hers: A PoemDefenseless Against the Memory: New Poetry Collection from Bobby C. Rogers
Defenseless Against the Memory Bobby C. Rogers brings depth and richness to his poetry’s West Tennessean setting By Emily Choate, originally published on Chapter 16 on February…
Read More Defenseless Against the Memory: New Poetry Collection from Bobby C. RogersSaving, Sacrificing and Sailing: A Tom Lee Poem
Saving, Sacrificing and Sailing By Jeanine Jones No walking on water or calming the sea Though, like the savior, he stretched his hands to thee…
Read More Saving, Sacrificing and Sailing: A Tom Lee PoemDouble the Thrills: Mark Greaney’s New Gray Man Prequel
Double the Thrills Greaney serves up twice the action in a Gray Man prequel, Sierra Six By G. Robert Frazier, originally published February 17, 2022, on Chapter…
Read More Double the Thrills: Mark Greaney’s New Gray Man PrequelWithers Work Will Never Wither
Withers Work Will Never Wither By Jeanine Jones They say a picture is worth 1000 words His are worth more than 1 million before the…
Read More Withers Work Will Never WitherSpeaking Ida’s Truth for a New Generation: Interview with Michelle Duster
Michelle Duster writes a children’s book about her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells By Julie Danielson, originally published on Chapter 16 on February10, 2022 The work of…
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