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Memphis: Grit and Groove

Memphis music continues to span from its origins—whirling, twisting, gaining texture...

By Jim Colbert

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Introducing the Memphis Music Issue

The 26th annual music issue and limited-edition vinyl will honor the Bluff City’s endless and ongoing influence on American sound.

By Oxford American

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A Decade of New Southern Poetics

Over the years, I have worked to curate a new profile of Southern poetics, one as complex and diverse as the region itself.

By Rebecca Gayle Howell

2024 Mid-Year Giving Campaign

Donate to win the Backyard Bliss Bundle!

By Oxford American

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“Stories of Bounty and Belonging”

Jackson’s editor's letters transcend preamble, each one a short burst of literature unto itself.

By Oxford American

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Kelly O’Connor’s Pop Culture Hallucinations

Like a folie à deux, her art becomes a hallucination shared between artist and viewer, disrupting these archetypal scenes.

By Wendy Atwell

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Unpacking COWBOY CARTER

“ COWBOY CARTER is a melange of American music, rooted in the old tangle of Southern folkways and inspired by proto-rock & roll and early r&b.”

By Oxford American

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The Literary Lexicon of RaMell Ross

His photos are works of flash fiction, told in the click of a camera lens.

By Niela Orr

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The Book of Flowers

As florists, we must be cognizant of the space in which we are designing. We must always ensure our designs live in harmony with the space.

By Lee Matalone

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Big, Dirty, Beautiful, Defensive, and Obsessed

Jodi Hays is resourceful. Her paintings, dyed and bleached cardboard assemblages, harken back to makeshift repairs, temporary solutions.

By Robert Alan Grand

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Black Country: A Love Letter and Living Archive

If Black country is having a moment because of Beyoncé, we are here like always to guide and probe and make the necessary connections.

By Oxford American

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Rehearing Skynyrd’s Soul

“The Ballad of Curtis Loew” remains one of the band’s more complex songs—sonically, lyrically, and thematically.

By Carter Mathes