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Inglis Fletcher

Pau l Green

B ernice Kelly Harris

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George Moses Horton Randall Jarrell Gerald Johnson

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Thad t m . S e , Jr Richard Walser

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Acknowledgements

Th is program was made possible with a generous grant from$ Th e North Carolina Department ofCultural Resources

Th e l i terary Community is grateful forgenerous supportfrom Th e Pilot Th e Friends ofWeymouth Sandhills Community College North Carolina State University Humanities Extension

Th e North Carolina Collection at UNC o C h ap el Hill Secretary ofCultural Resources Betty Ray McC ain David Brinkley W i Dr. illiam C . Fr day

and th e additional support from Th e Town of Southern Pines UNC - Chapel Hill Photographic Services Th e Nort h Carolina Division ofArchives and History Th e Division of Travel and Tourism

NC . Literary Hall ofFame Committee and Judges Th e North Carolina Poetry Society Th e Estate of Thomas Wolfe Th e Paul Green Foundation State Library of North Carolina Center for the Book Howard Lee and Russell Walker E valynn Halsey

Th e publisher gratefully acknowledges the use of th e photographs and selections of work by these ﬁ ft een 1 996 North Carolina Literary Hall ofFame Inductees . Th e ’

s n . photographers , publi hers , sources and dates are so oted on each author s pages

Cover and Dedication Page Art$ E valynn Halsey — Book Design and Production$ Katherine Kub el Print to Fit Inductee Biograph y Copy$ Deborah Brody Printer$ Southern Print ing ro /[m i a l l/w ar (gi y

Indu ctio n C erem o ny

May 1 8 , 1 9 9 6

Sch edule for th e Day

WE LCOME Tributes to Sam Ragan including a brief vide o by D avid Brinkley

IN DU CTION CE RE MON $

Inductee Presenting Accepting

S B D S S B . JAME OY helby tephenson James oyd , Jr

CHARLES W CHESNUTT Dorothy S . Redford Willis McLeo d

N T N D N S Ro . D. S JO A HA A IEL y Parker, Jr Elizabeth quire INGLIS FLETCHER Keats Sparrow Inglis Fletcher Baum PAUL GREEN John Ehle Byrd Green Cornwell BERN ICE KELLY HARRIS Emily Wilson Alice Kelley Burrows R O. HEN Y Sally Buckner Roberta Porter Hon GEORGE MOSES HORTON Jaki Shelton Green Robert Anthony RAN DALL JARRELL Fred Chappell MaryJarrell GERALD JOHNSON Bynum Shaw Jim Jenkins G U$ OWEN Gerald Barrax Dorothy Owen

T D ST R . B D S HA EM , J Charles lackburn ery tem RICHARD WALSER James Clark George Poland MAN LY WADE WELLMAN Stephen Smith Frances Wellman

W . THOMAS OLFE H . G Jones John Idol

RE CE PTION Foreword

We mo uth Writers and Wo rds y ,

It 92 now and i n n is a sturdy house , years old still r si g tall amo g glossy magnolias and tall p ines which lean into the Carolina wind . Its elegance

n n n n n one is u derstated , with o e ofthe oste tatio might expect of a — W twenty room house . eymouth served the Boyd family well for seventy n 1 9 9 n n n years ; si ce 7 its service has expa ded beyo d family to commu ity , its mission marked by the good taste which distinguishes its architectural design . In 1 and n 2 904 , James Boyd , a steel railroad mag ate , purchased 1 00 w acres in Southern Pines and built a home . He christened this ne estate “ ” W n in En n . Set eymouth , after a tow he had visited gla d amidst a n n n n — n n n mag iﬁce t sta d ofvirgin lo g leaf pi es , it served as a cou try ma or n n d n n where his gra dso an amesake , James , ofte came as a boy to repair frail health and explore the imposing p ine forest and surrou nding countryside . ’ Later young James went to Princeton and earned a master s degree at W W . A n an n n ar I an Cambridge fter servi g as ambula ce driver duri g orld ,

n n rn experie ce which left his health eve more fragile , he retu ed to

W . In 1 9 1 9 and new eymouth for recovery , he his wife , the former

n n n n n in now Kathari e Lamo t , spe t their ho eymoo the house , which by

» co own r n . Th e n and James ed with his brothe , Jackso followi g year, he

Katharine moved to Weymouth and began redesigning it . They moved part ofthe original house across Connecticut Avenue to become part of ’

n new n w n wn . To Jackso s home , o k o as the Campbell House the

n n tr n r and n n n remai i g s ucture , they added a seco d sto y two wi gs , e largi g

- the Georgian style house to 9000square feet . N ow 3 2 B n n years old , James oyd left the ma ageme t of the family business to his brother while he p ursued the dream which had begun when he was editor ofhis high school newspaper $ to become a write r. ’ B D W n n B in oyd s biographer, avid his a t , observes that oyd chose to live “ Southern Pines because this site seemed to offer the best conditions for nn n — begi i g [a literary career$ reasonable physical comfort , freedom from n n n distractio s , and a mild a opportu ity to affirm the n ta gible values of Am erican life . One of the earliest visitors to the newly o enlarged home was British novelist and playwright John ’ n B n tr Galsworthy , who , after readi g oyd s stories , e couraged him to y a “ n n n N w $ an on ovel , the , o a trip to e ork , urged p ublishers to keep eye ’ ’

2 S n B n Drums . It . In 1 9 5 James Boyd , crib er s published oyd s first ovel ,

n n no t n r — wo n immediate atte tio , o ly for its sto y but for its realism the

’ result of Boyd s extensive and meticulous research .

n o n n n and Boyd we t to write more ovels , a umber ofshort stories a

r . In 1 9 1 n n and collection of poet y 4 , he expa ded his career by p urchasi g

rn n Pilo . n editing the Southe Pi es t Mea while , his home became a

n $ T W F. welcome retreat for ma y of the best writers ofthe day homas olfe , S W F n E n n n P cott Fitzgerald , illiam aulk er, r est Hemi gway , Joh

nd and n d n r Marqua , Paul Gree , as well as his e itor, the lege da y Maxwell

n and NC . W . N n S Perki s , his illustrator, yeth His daughter, a cy okoloff, ’ ‘ ’ ’ recalls that During my father s lifetime there were no writers colonies . Our living room and that of Paul and Elizabeth Green served as settings and n n S n n and for serious work , co versatio s about outher writi g its ” future . Th e serious co nversations we nt beyond literature . During World

War II B n and n n n F , oyd orga ized served as the atio al chairma of the ree n n n d Compa y of Players , a group of writers who were co cer e that constitutio nal rights might be compromised during the fre nzy of wartime . Among the writers joining him in writing plays for broadcast over n n n W n MacLeiSh and atio al radio were Orso elles , Paul Gree , Archibald ,

Stephen $ incent Benet .

’ In 1 9 B n n n n 44 , after James oyd s u timely death , Kathari e co ti ued

n W and b n Pilo . Sh e and n . livi g at eymouth pu lishi g the t her so s , James , Jr and Dan and a N n n 00 ine ' filled , d ughter, a cy , do ated 4 p acres to the state

for development into Weymouth Woods Sandhills N ature Preserve . W n in 1 9 and n n n he she died 74 , she the childre left the house , remai i g n and S n n in 1 9 la d forest to a dhills Commu ity College , which 7 7 put the

estate on the market . Fearful that this treasure would b e demolished by

nd B n n . developers , two frie s of the oyds u dertook the task of savi g it

E S n n B uffie n d nd W Inc . lizabeth teve so ( ) Ives orga ize Frie s of eymouth , ;

S am R n no w Pilot d aga , editor of the , rallie support from the state of N n N n n S N orth Caroli a , the ature Co serva cy , the ierra Club , the orth W Carolina riters Conference and the North Carolina Poetry Society .

Th e n R n n first perso aga approached , playwright Paul Gree , made the

first donation $ $ 1 000. Later Moore Cou nty resident Bob Drummond provided a maj o r boost with an initial contribution of and a

later donation of an equal amou nt .

S n 1 9 9 n n ' i ce 7 , the house surrou ded by twe ty two acres , has

’ d full fled ed n . N flourishe as a g cultural ce ter College grou p s , the orth ’ Carolina Poetry Socie ty and the North Carolina Writers N etwork hold nn a ual retreats here . Th e great room and back lawn host concerts by and n Doc W n and chamber music group s such otables as atso , lectures by speakers as varied as social critic To m Wolfe and sociologist John Shelton ’ Reed . There have also been frequent readings by North Carolina s highly—acclaimed writers as well as an annual poetry festival the last ’ Saturday in June and the Network s Writers Gt Readers Series the last

Sunday in February .

In n r W m ne N additio to fo mal p rograms , ey outh has hosted o of orth ’ Carolina Poet Laureate Sam Ragan s favorite projects $ residencies

n n u offeri g writers , artists a d composers stays of p to two weeks to pursue ’ their art in James and Katharine Boyd s hospitable home . Poet and novelist Guy Owen was the first writer- ino reSidence; in 1 98 1 he also made his last public reading at Weymouth . By 1 995 over 500writers and artists had held residencies here . Many testify that their art has flourished on this site ; some even credit the hovering spirit ofJames Boyd and perhaps those ofhis many literary guests with providing additional creative impetus . W d nd n d It is fitting that eym outh , where James Boy a hu dre s of other n writers have fou nd congenial conditio s for their work , is the site of the I n North Carolina Li terary Hall of Fame . t is also fitti g that the space set n n B R aside for this disti ctio is the upstairs oyd oom , where James did his wn n n n n and o writi g, ofte by dictati g to a ste ographer as he paced back forth taking on the voices ofhis characters . Perhaps the spirits of those wh o are honored here will join the chorus ofliterary masters whose inﬂuence echoes through the halls and across the grou nds of Weym outh .

Sally Buckner R N n aleigh , orth Caroli a Introduction

’ wn th e enturie th at wait ah ead th ere ll be some wh is er o our name some And do c s p f , mention and devotion to th e dream th at brough t us h ere. — Th e Lost Colony by Paul G reen

N n n From its earliest days , orth Caroli a has bee blessed with the ” mention and devotion ofa great host ofwriters living and working in the

c s d N n n . state . A rich literary heritage is a lega y cheri he by all orth Caroli ia s Th e N orth Carolina Literary Hall of Fame is established as a pe rpetual

n n and c b . B n opp ortu ity to remember, ho or ele rate that heritage y marki g

n n n o f r n n the co tributio ofits literary gia ts eve y ge eratio , it will support and encourage the further fl ourishing of excelle nt literature in the S tate . Th e North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame was the dream of a

’ n n d d d c d m b S am ge eratio of the state s most e icate ultural lea ers , obilized y

R n N n . It d b n aga , poet laureate of orth Caroli a was authorize y joi t

n n m o n 23 1 993 n resolutio of the Ge eral Asse bly July , , the formally

established by a grant from the NC . D epartme nt ofCultural Resources to ’ N n W N k an elev en ' ear—Old n n the orth Caroli a riters etwor , y orga izatio serving writers and readers a cross the state . Th e Hall of Fame is physically located in a notable shrine of North

Carolina writing. Th e Weymouth Ce nter for the Arts Humanities in Southern Pines is the former home and workplace of novelist James Boyd

and n d n d rn and n . his wife Kathari e , a isti guishe jou alist patro of the arts

Th e c and large room where plaques , pi tures , books other memorabilia of ’ ’ the state s honored writers will b e displayed was Boyd s workroom . Members of the Hall of Fame will be selected ann ually by a committee

Of writers . Th e goal is to choose widely and inclusively from the great d n n and para e of ovelists , poets , short story writers , playwrights , jour alists

storytellers ofall sorts who have called themselves N orth Carolinians .

W n n r hile the first year will ho or o ly those f om the past , the Hall of Fame eventually will also join other notable c ultural award programs to honor

living writers .

S nt — a o an i n N n eve y five years g , editor v siti g orth Caroli a marveled at the “ r n ri ﬂ s in an litera y liveli ess ofthe place where , she said , w ters ouri hed

atmosphere ofplain living and high thinking that Inever experienced before . In the spiri t ofthose who over the centuries have graced North Carolina

c t t and N n with a literature ofsu h quali y, beau y power, the orth Caroli a Literary Hall of Fame proudly honors writers who have achieved enduring

stature in their mention and devotio n to their art and to the state .

R k o r. y Par er, J S am u el Talm adge R agan

1 9 1 5 ' 1 9 9 6

’ Sam R a an nam N o r aro na Po au r a in 1 982 w as g , ed th C li s et L e te , a h o r o f o e r co c o n $ Th e Tree in th e Far Pas ure Tb th e ut six p t y lle ti s t , ’ Wa er s E d e ourne n o Morn n A Walk Into A r l ollec ed t g , J y i t i g, p i , C t P m oe s and Listening for th e Wind . He s erved as m anaging and 9 e e e o r o f th e N ews 69 Observer fo r 20 ear and n e xecutiv dit y s , si c

1 969 as b h e and e o o f Th e P lo in So h rn P ne c p u lis r dit r i t ut e i s , whi h fe atures th e m o st co mp l ete literary co v erage in th e state. Ragan ch amp io ned th e literary arts and fo ugh t fervently against ’ cen w n f sorsh ip in all its fo rms . He as N orth Caro li a s irst secretary of c ra re o rce and rece e m an h o norar do c o ra e ultu l s u s , iv d y y t t

e ree and erar a ar nc n th e 1 9 79 N o h a o na d g s lit y w ds , i ludi g rt C r li A w ard in Fine Arts . Th e Lite rary C omm unity o f North C arolina

Dedicate s Th is Day to Honor

Our Beloved Friend and Mentor

at.

Poet Laureate of North C arolina JAMES B O$ D 1 888 1 944

B n and in P nn n son James oyd was bor raised e sylva ia , ofa wealthy coal W and N n . F n War I oil family with orth Caroli a roots ollowi g orld , n n n W m recurre t ill ess forced his retireme t to ey outh , a house his ’

n n S n n . B Drums set gra dfather had built ear outher Pi es oyd s first book , , in E n n N n n n n de to , orth Caroli a , has bee called the best ovel writte about the American Revolution . His five historical novels influenced major n in n developme ts the ge re , elevating it through greater historical and n and accuracy , psychological sociological aware ess , formal

n . In 1 9 0 n z F n craftsma ship 4 , Boyd orga i ed the ree Compa y of Players , a

A n n o group of merica writers that , despite the powerful oppositio ofright

n n v n n in wi g co ser ative i terests , produced a series of origi al radio plays response to what they saw as antidemocratic attitudes prevalent in

A n in E . In 1 94 1 B Th e merica due to the growi g war urope , oyd bought Pilot n n n , tra sformi g it into a progressive regional paper which has bee n honored for excellence . James a d Katharine Boyd brought to

W n fi n n in n n eymouth ma y ofthe est writers oftheir time , maki g it , Jo atha ’ “ ”

D n n n n . a iel s words , a spri gboard for the southern literary re aissa ce $ n P n T W n n isitors i cluded aul Gree , homas olfe , Sherwood A derso , W F n n n . illiam aulk er, Struthers Burt , a d Joh Galsworthy ’ S 1 92 Scribner s ons , 7

in Outside the rustle ofthe pines crept by long, low waves which came from the Atlantic to the eastward and crossed the forests ofthe Province on tossing tops to die away against the mountains in the west .

- A fire blazed in the deep , clay plastered fireplace ; the logs ofpine dripped turpentine in the wave ofﬂame and sent up scrolls ofclotted smoke to join i n . Th e the night steady , golden light ﬂooded the br ck hearth , ewly scrubbed

h and ’ d ressed with white clay , ﬂooded broad , ﬂoor boards beyond , then

ﬂintlo ck softening, touched a wall ofshaggy logs and gilded the barrel ofa above the closed oak door. Against the ceiling it threw the shadow ofa man

ro u h r h ewn who sat before it , a man g , brown and rugged , so still , so like the room , that he might have been built there when it was built . His short coat and his kilt were brown , his square beard was brown , only the twinkle ofsilver buttons and a touch ofwhite stock at the throat showed him to be above the

common rank . Through the deep murmur ofthe pines the sound ofa whistled tune drew

r. Th e nearer, stopped at the doo hinges creaked ; a straight , thin boy , tugging a W bucket ofwater, came in . ith his skirted linen hunting shirt blown forward

n b ri h t o by the wind , his lo g brown hair blown around his g colored face , he

looked almost like a girl , or would have looked so , except for the impish set of

his mouth . He closed the door behind him with a thrust ofhis moccasin and

swung the wooden bucket under a table in the com er. He gave a manly and

professional puffand wiped his hands on the sides ofhis leather breeches . “ ’

T D . here s the water, adder ’ $ ” Aye , son , I heard ye . How s the wind

East . But I reckon it might fair. I saw a star. ’ Ifit storms the morrow I m feared your mother w illna come home . ” Sh e said she would . ’ A halfsmile just touched the mans broad beard . “

. Bu Aye , she did t she was wearing the new camlet gown .

Th . e i n . boy revolved this say ng He stared in the fire , k itted his brows “ ”

N w . o n His . , the lad father was looking at him Th e boy started from his

. W $ thoughts and turned to the table He must get to work . ork Ifit only were

n . real work i stead oflessons fit only for girls He rubbed his small , hard , n calloused ha ds together and threw out his chest . Study was no work for a ’ man ofthe Pine Forests . But his father s eye remained on him . His chest

. T n n subsided aki g a hor speller book and a Latin grammar from a shelf, he stretched himselfon his stomach before the fire and peered at the dim letters

through the yellow glazed sheet . As he murmured them over to himselfhe — heard his father fumble in his pocket for his pipe , strike his tinder box , settle in back his chair with slow , measured puffs . C HESNU TT 1 858 1 932

E and n n i ssayist , folklorist , ﬁctio writer, Charles Ches utt was the frst African- American to receive serious attention during his lifetime as a and n n in n major literary artist , was co sidered a p io eer treati g racial

. A n n S n i and n in themes ative Ohioa , he pe t his ch ldhood early ma hood

N n l in F . T n n and orth Caroli a , primari y ayetteville hat regio is the setti g

. n n Th e the source ofhis most important works His best k ow book , — Conjure Woman (1 899) is a retelling of Afri can American slave folk tales n from the Cape Fear area . His ﬁction addresses the p roblems confronti g and n in those ofmixed race , the hopeless situatio ofblacks a white “ ”

. A n r n one society co tempora y called his stories works of art , writte by “ ” W n and un n no t n . who had so ded a fresh ote , boldly , blata tly hile writi g n n and p ublishi g, he operated a successful busi ess worked for social “ n r justice . He received the Sp ingarn Medal for pio eer work as a litera y n N n and artist depicting the life and struggles of America s of egro desce t , ”

n and r and n . for his lo g useful career as scholar, worke ; freema

JONATHAN WORTH D ANIELS 1 902 1 98 1

Th e son of Raleigh News and Observer owner/edito r Josephus Daniels and n n N n n n n W D n gra dso of a orth Caroli a Gover or, Jo atha orth a iels was a distinguished writer and editor in h is own right . His 1 93 0novel

Clash ofAngels won h im a Guggenheim Fellowship . Daniels spent the

1 9 2 - 1 in W n n D n war years , 4 945 , ashi gto C , worki g for the

n n on and ﬂ n admi istratio various projects , served brie y as Preside t ’ ’

R n P n T n . in h is oosevelt s , the reside t ruma s press secretary Dur g years as

News and bserver D n editor of the O , a iels followed a liberal editorial n i n and policy , advocati g for civil rights , school desegregat o , sup port of and organiz ed labor. Over his lifetime he p ublished dozens ofbooks

$ n n n and articles biographies ; historical studies , i cludi g three for childre ; social and p olitical commentaries . His devotion to public service included six years rep resenting the United States on the United Nations Subcommission for the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection “ r r ofMinorities . Th e Ch a lotte Observe called Daniels a graceful writer ” and in N in tart social critic also a force for progress orth Carol a , especially in race relations . Tar Heels $ A Portrait ofN orth Carolina D 1 9 1 obb , Mead , 4

Barbecue and fish muddle put the eating customs and the drinking customs ofthe people togethe r. Both are dishes which have no direct relationship to drinking. Both go with coleslaw N . B and corn pone arbecue , which in orth Carolina contends with the hamburger and the hot do g at the roadside eating i stands , is p g roasted , preferably over a pit full ofcoals , and basted with a peppery sauce while it roasts . Fish muddle is the

r name for a fish stew , the ingredients ofwhich va y with what you

o t . B have g runswick stew is a thick vegetable stew , which in the old days used to depend upon squirrels for protein content . Both the meat and the vegetable content may be altered without departing from the name . All ofthese are the dishes of

r et— congregation , ofthe political rally , the count y g together, the bit entert ainment ofcustomers and friends . Each dish may be served on the table at home . Each ofthem may be , along with fried chicken , pies and cakes and boiled eggs , at the church supper. But the barbecues and the fish muddles (both are the names for the gatherings as well as the dishes) , in the eastern part S ofthe tate , where they are most often held , are occasions for — both eating and drinking and sometimes a little too much of both . But when men gather at the plank tables under the b ig n N trees ear the smell ofpigs roasting in the pits , orth Carolina is probably present in the truest and most native fashion ever to be found in the State . Barbecue is a dish which binds together the taste ofboth the people ofthe b ig houses and the poorest

' occupants ofthe back end ofthe b ro k en down barn . INGLIS FLETC HER 1 879 1 969

’ Th e n n man r N in T nt n desce da t of a f om orth Carol a s yrell Cou y, I glis Fletcher had published two successful novels when a casual genealogical ’ search p iqued her interest in North Carolina s early years . Sh e spent six ’ n n and n Ralei h s Eden an n years researchi g, writi g, editi g g , historical ovel

- about Revolution era Albemarle plantation families . Sh e wrote a to tal of ’ n n n n S twelve ovels k ow as the Caroli a Series , which cover the tate s

1 . history from 585 to 1 789 A ﬁrm believer in extensive research , she would not begin to write until she was steeped in details ofher chosen

. n n i and n period Her fierce atte tio to histor cal accuracy, successful ble d

n and n n ﬁ citonal ofactual eve ts perso ages with i tricate plots , wild adventures and love stories distin guished her books from others in the

n . Th e n n and ge re books have been trans lated into seve la guages , have ’ sold millions ofcopies . Their author attempted to demonstrate man s

r z n and n for f eedom , symboli ed by the ow ership love ofthe la d he cares ,

r ﬁghts for and p asses on to his children . Fletcher hoped that the histo y she retold would give meaning to the problems ofthe p resent . Lus ty Wind for Carolina

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Th e journey from N ew Providence to the Cape Fear was a matter ofweeks .

r Becalmed fordays , followed by contra y winds , they made slow progress up the

S war. Florida coast , keeping well out to avoid panish ships of T Between Charles own , on the Ashley , and the shoals that marked the R tortuous entrance to Cape Fear iver, they ran into the fringe ofa hurricane , which blew them back almost to the Charles Town harbou r. T B Deli ia hen one morning at sunrise , Mister ragg manoeuvred the c over

Frying Pan Shoals into the channel . Th e faint light ofsoft dawn lined the eastern horizon when Gabrielle awoke on that lo ng' dream ed - o fmorning as the Delicia entered the river and found safe harbour behind the shoals and the protecting Banks . Sh e go t up quietly from ’ the little cot behind the screen in her mother s cabin , where she had slept since h N . S e the ship sailed from assau dressed hurriedly in the dark , moving softly so

r. that she would not disturb her mothe Even though she did not waken , she would be restless and talk in her sleep ofher old home in France . Celestine , ’ Fo unt aine s sleeping on the ﬂoor on a pallet at the side ofMadam berth , snored — intermittently , her mouth halfopen in her full moon face . Gabrielle closed the cabin door and made her way up the companionway to

h r the deck . S e was eager to have her first glimpse ofthe iver and the land at h sunrise . S e wanted to see the sun bring the river banks out ofthe deep shadows and ﬂood the river with daylight . There was a portent in seeing a new land at sunrise . —d Early as it was , there were others before her ark shadows at the rail , facing shoreward , trying to pierce the gloom , waiting for the massed shadows to dissolve under the first light ofthe new day . A crimson glow through the dark sky marked the horizon . In a moment the sun would rise and she would see

e what her inner eye had long envisaged ; the new world ofthe Carolinas . Th sound ofmyriad song birds came from the nearb y shore . But there was no ’ n vibra t cock s crow to mark a civilized world , only the song ofthe forest and wild places . Th e mufﬂed sound ofvoices and the creaking ofthe anchor chain sounded

. Sh e far away peered down the deck , only to find her vision blunted by a grey

- . Sh e ﬂ in fo mist realized then that a low y g g shrouded the river and the shore . Sh e h felt a vague unrest , the weight ofdisappointment . S e had always had the

- vision ofa sun drenched shore line , pointing the way to the forest . Fo g belonged h . S e to the old world ofsorrow must have spoken aloud in her disappointment , for a figure detached itselffrom the shadows and stepped to her side . From the height and carriage she recognized Roger Mainwairing. 1 894 1 98 1

P u n u on n in n n N a l Gree grew p a cotto farm rural Har ett Cou ty, orth n n n n and Caroli a , lear i g the value ofhard work as well as the importa ce beauty ofliterature and music . He taught school to earn money for

W War I n n . R n n college , but orld i terrupted his educatio etur i g to Chapel

in n P n one Hill , he became active the Caroli a laymakers , writi g oftheir ’

i . His i B In Abrah am s Bosom won P z frst plays f rst roadway play, , a ulit er Priz and n nd n e , was followed by umerous short a full le gth plays ,

n r n and n n n. n scree plays , sho t story collectio s , books of o ﬁctio A lifelo g in n n n and fasc atio with theatrical elements such as da ce , la guage , music , n in f n in lighti g, comb ed with a desire for the drama to make a dif ere ce American social life led to his development ofthe Symphonic Outdoor

D . Th e Los o n n in n rama His ﬁrst , t C lo y, has bee staged Ma teo every year

in 193 . s ce 7 , except during World War II More than ﬁ ft y ofthese — ’ his torically based plays including ﬁve of Green s seventeen are staged

nn n . n a ually across the U ited States Through h is life and writi g, he acted and n spoke in supp ort ofthe basic rights of all humanity. Paul Gree was “ ” “ haunted by the ideal of perfection and believed in the uniqueness of m ” an as resp onsible to his neighbor and to God . Th e Lo s t Co lo ny UNC 1 93 7 Press , — AC T1 Sce ne l ST R N $ His am lified voi e illin th e th eatre $ i , HI O IA ( p c f g ) In the t me

SirW of $ ueen Eliz abeth many English men and women , notably among them alter R n s — aleigh , conti ued in theirdreamoffounding an Engli h speaking nation in the t new world . In pursuance ofthatbrave inten two explorers , Phillip Amadas and

rl 158 ﬁ Arthur Barlowe , were sent out in Ap i 4 , to discover afitting place fora rst R settlement . Such a place they found on and around oanoke Island , which they “ reached inJuly ofthe same year and found to be the goodliest land underthe cope

rr r ofheaven . It was the time ofthe corn harvest when they a ived , and the f iendly

Indians were celebrating and giving thanks unto theirGod .

By 1 58 7 th e time draws near for a co lony of E nglis h men and women to travel to th e new world . Jo hn

Borden speaks in respons e to a warn ing by th e sea captain that such a voyage would be very dangero us . — AC T 1 S n S B RD N $ . , ce e O E Friends , I am nothing but a poor farmer I have no ’ authority except my own voice . And that I ll use for Mistress Dare and Sir W t W . e alter have set our faces toward tha new world , toward a new life for us

ur Old all . And are we to be stopped here dulled and dead in o tracks by an ’ $ T o o womans tale ofdanger and hardship hen g home , g home now , and the — $ r . D ships waiting out there may rot whe e they lie anger and hardship Aye , the

. o better for it S we may test the manhood in us , ifwe be men , ifwe be women W worth the name . h o is this Simon Fernando that you should listen to

his master Philip he fears a colony in $ irginia . He wishes us to fail .

But S there will be no failing, not ifthe sea and the wilderness and all pain herselfconspire against

’

$ S $ S $ B B . W $ OICE peak , lad rave John orden e ll stand with ye , John W — BORDEN $ We have made the cast . e turn ourbacks upon this little England to

o t wildem ess— g forth to struggle , to work , to conquer tha unknown to build a — ’ ’ nation there o ur nation . And with God s help we ll build it .

R $ at ALEIGH Friends , pioneers ofa new nation soon to be , I come to you this — parting moment in all humility and pride humility that to English men and

women is granted the privilege ofthis high endeavor, and pride that you my old neighbors of Devon are to share in now to the authority ofGovernor W h is D b e . W hite and associate , Master Ananias are , I g your obedience ould

fo r God that I might sail with them and you , but I am reserved once more the

wars at home . My heart goes with you , my hopes and my dreams . God bless you . m (He oves among th em embracing th em and sh aking h ands . )

R l m in th ns on e s n as th e o ma s at th e i t. He s h is s o s ut s a eigh re ai al e ce e cr wd rche away rgh draw w rd , al e

t em t it and t n kne own t h — s th e oss o t e s o t in ont o h im as th e i ts out. h wi h , he el d wi h cr f w rd hil fr f lgh fade — AC T11 S ne 1 ST R N $ m , ce HI O IA After a long and stor y voyage the colony R 2 1 . arrived at oanoke Island on July 3 , 58 7

E d. Not $ Th e u n i n v o ir W R i t e $ ee w ll e erall w S alter alegh o travel to th e New World . B ERNIC E KELL$ 1 89 1 1 9 73

Bernice Kelly Harris was the third ofseven children born to an eastern W ake County farm family . Sh e taught high school English until her n n marriage to Seaboard farmer Herbert Kavanaugh Harris , whe she bega teaching playwriting classes inher living room and taking part in I community dramatics . n the 1 9305 she contributed character sketches and n n N and R n huma i terest stories to the orfolk aleigh ewspapers , n n n D n catchi g the eye ofeditor Jo atha a iels , who suggested she write a

n . Pur ovel slane, her ﬁrst attempt , is based on memories ofher childhood

n an n . Sh e home , exte ded family d church commu ity wrote six more n n n n ovels over the ext decade , each ofthem lovi g, occasio ally satiric, evocations ofhuman behavior with all its strengths and w eaknesses .

L in e n n nona credit n ate her life , she b ga teachi g creative writi g classes at n n n Chowa College , as much for the pleasure ofmeeti g imagi ative people “ P n n n . Sh e n not as for a ythi g else o ce said , eople , books , have always bee my first interest in life .

O. HENR$ (WILLIAMS$ DNE $ PORTE R) 1 862 1 9 1 0

W S n P n in n and and illiam yd ey orter was bor Guilford Cou ty, raised ’ educated by an aunt at her private school . He worked in an uncle s drug in n n n T n n store , mov g at i etee to exas to hold a variety ofjobs i cludi g

- « n r. n and ﬂ nd o ba k telle He also wrote free la ce sketches , brie y edited a c

n Th e Ro lin S one. W n ow ed a humorous weekly, l g t hile worki g as a

n P n in n n . n colum ist , orter was i dicted for embezzl g ba k fu ds He spe t

in P n n n r three years the Ohio e ite tiary, publishi g his first short sto y from prison under a p en name . Upon h is early release he continued writing as

O . Henry . Porter moved to New $ ork City in 1 902 and on the p ublication ofhis second book was declared the discoverer ofromance in ’

. n n that city s streets U til the year after his death , two collectio s ofhis nn n n in New stories were p ublished a ually, ma y ofthem appeari g ﬁrst the n n in $ork Sunday World . Th e stories relate commo place eve ts the lives of ordinary people and arrive at su rprise endings through coincidence . His favorite themes were the situation ofthe imposter and the unavo idablility

offate . His stories remain pop ular to this day largely because oftheir ’ author s unmistakable affection for the foibles ofhuman nature . Th e Gift o f th e Magi from Th e Four Million

McC lure 1 906 , Phillips Company ,

No w D , there were two possessions ofthe James illingham Youngs in ’ which they both took a mighty pride . One was Jims gold watch that had ’ ’ ’

h . been his father s and h is grandfather s . T e other was Dellas hair Had the D $ ueen of Sheba lived in the ﬂat across the airshaft , ella would have let her ’ hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty s K . S jewels and gifts Had ing olomon been the janitor, with all his treasure in piled up the basement , Jim would have pulled at his watch every time he passed , just to see him pluck at his beard from envy . ’ So D now ellas beautiful hair fell about her, rippling and shining like a cascade ofbrown waters . It reached below her knee and made itselfalmost a garment for h er. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly . Once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the wool red carpet . W On went her old brown jacket ; on went her old brown hat . ith a whirl

S t ofskirts and with the brilliant sparkle ill in her eyes , she ﬂuttered out the door and down the stairs to the street .

Where she stopped the sign read $ Mme . So fro nie . Hair Goods ofAll

K . D . inds One ﬂight up ella ran , and collected herself, panting Madame , “ ”

So fro nie . large , too white , chilly , hardly looked the “ $ ” Will you buy my hair asked Della . ” “ ’

. T I buy hair, said Madame ake yer hat offand let s have sight at the

looks ofit .

Down rippled the brown cascade . “T ” wenty dollars , said Madame , lifting the mass with a practiced hand . ”

D . Give it to me quick , said ella

r . Oh , and the next two hours t ipped by on rosy wings Forget the hashed ’

r. h metapho S e was ransacking the stores forJims present .

ntrodu tor note b th e au th or t Th in w h i h h I c y y o e Four Million c t is s tory appears . N o t very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only “ ” n Four Hu dred people in N ew York City who were really worth noticing. — — But a wiser man has arisen the census taker and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the field ofthese little ” s tories ofthe Four Million . ’ ‘ dtcl am M » to m a “ ﬁ 7

GEORGE MOSES HORTON

circa 1 797 1 883

’ George Moses Horton could be called N orth Carolina s first professional p oet . Born the property ofChatham County yeoman farmer William n n Horto , you g George Moses taught himselfto read , although he was

r n rn . F n g ow before he lea ed to write asci ated with poetry, he composed ’ verses in his head . During trips to Chapel Hill to sell his master s

n n n n . For p roduce , he caught the atte tio of u iversity stude ts several n decades he sold them poems for their sweethearts , chargi g extra for ’ n n n n n n acrostics based o the you g ladies ames , ear i g e ough to purchase his own time from the Hortons . He gained widespread admiration and n n n n n support , i cludi g that of novelist Caroli e Lee He tz , who arra ged for

n n Th e o e o Libert . Th e the p ublicatio of a collectio , H p f y book , the first

in m an no t n p ublished the South by a black , did sell e ough copies for

n no r n n . Horto to p urchase his freedom , did two subseque t collectio s

F end War P n n reed by the ofthe Civil , he moved to hiladelphia , spe di g his final years writing Sunday School stories and working for old North “ Carolina friends . Collier Cobb described him as an author who supp orted himself and his family before authorship had attained the dignity of a profession in America . eo r e Mo s es o rto n M s elf G g H , y from Naked Genius

W B . S 1 865 illiam mith Company , I feel myselfin need

Ofthe inspiring strains ofancient lore ,

My heart to lift , my empty mind to feed ,

And all the world explore .

I know that I am old

And never can recover what is past , B ut for the future may some light unfold ’ And soar from age s blast .

I feel resolved to try ,

My wish to prove , my calling to pursue ,

Or mount up from the earth into the sky ,

To show what Heaven can do .

My genius from a boy , Has ﬂuttered like bird within my heart ;

But could not thus confined her powers employ ,

Impatient to depart .

Sh e like a restless bird , ’ W unfurl d ould spread her wing, her power to be ,

And let her songs be loudly heard ,

And dart from world to world . RANDALL JARRELL 1 9 1 4 1 965

’ d R n N i T nn e. n an a dall Jarrell was born in ashv lle , e esse He ear ed bachelor s ’ master s degrees from $ anderbilt where he studied under Robert Penn

W r n A n T an Ran a re , lle ate , d John Crowe som , who ave him his ﬁrst —g n . A f n r n teachi g job t Kenyon College , he forged li e lo g f ie dships with Peter

W War II Taylor and Robert Lowell . He served throughout orld as a

n a n. In 1 9 n tech ic l sergeant, teaching celestial navigatio 47 he retur ed south ’ n n — n n n n W n perma e tly to teach at UNC Gree sboro , the k ow as oma s n and and College , taking leaves ofabse ce to teach lecture , to serve as “If I ns n P n . nc Co ulta t in oetry to the Library ofCo gress Jarrell o e said , were ’ ” a man Id . n n n r rich , pay money to teach His fo d ess for dashi g clothes , spo ts

iasrns ﬁne cars and tennis were well known; as were h is enth us for the arts , n n and n a a in psychology, scie ce ﬁctio , childhood , a im ls, all ofwhich appe r

n . and his writi g Jarrell left behind many collections of poetry criticism ,

n an n and n n . T a thologies , academic ovel , several tra slatio s aylor said ofhim, “ ’ To Randall s fri ends there was always the feeling that he was their teacher. ’ To Randall s students there was always the feeling that he was their friend . ” An d with good reason for both . Th e Wo m an at th e Wash ingto n $ o o from Th e Woman at th e Was h ington $ oo 1 960 Atheneum ,

Th e saris go by me at the embassies .

Cloth from the moon . Cloth from another planet .

They look back at the leopard like the leopard . And I

this print ofmine , that has kept its color Alive through so many cleanings ; this dull null N avy I wear to work , and wear from work , and so

To my bed , so to my grave , with no

$ Complaints , no comment neither from my chief,

Th e D eputy ChiefAssistant , nor his chief Only I complain this serviceable B ody that no sunlight dyes , no hand suffuses

Bu t do m e « sh ado wed , , withering among columns ,

W — —o ff avy beneath fountains small , far , shining

In the eyes ofanimals , these beings trapped

As I am trapped but not , themselves , the trap ,

a e Aging, but without knowledge oftheir g , K ept safe here , knowing not ofdeath , for death O $ Oh , bars ofmy own body , open , pen

Th e world goes by my cage and never sees me .

And there come not to me , as come to these , ’ Th e wild beasts , sparrows pecking the llamas grain , ’ Pigeons settling on the bears bread , buzzards

Tearing the meat the ﬂies have clouded . $ ulture , W hen you come for the white rat that the foxes left ,

T o ff ake the red helmet ofyour head , the black W n m an i gs that have shadowed me , and step to me as Th e n wild brother at whose feet the white wolves faw , To whose hand ofpower the great lioness

S n . talks , purri g

You know what I was ,

$ $ You see what I am change me , change me WHITE JOHNSON 1 890 1 980

W n n in R n N riter and journalist Gerald Joh son was bor iverto , orth n an W F and Un t Caroli a , d educated at ake orest College the iversi y of

l T F n . n a e n co oulouse , ra ce He started his ewspaper career at g twe ty ,

n n vi nian. In 1 926 n n fou di g the Thomasville Da dso , Joh so moved to B and n n n n n Bal imore altimore , spe t the ext seve tee years worki g for the t

nd h ilo s h ical Evening Sun and the Baltimore Sun. Despite personal a p p

n n n H . L n n and n differe ces , he was a lo gtime frie d of Me cke , was ofte “ ’ ”

B . His n called altimore s second sage liberal , huma ist philosophies

n Sun a ers n ultimately caused him to p art compa y with the p p , u der the

n . r n n frie dliest ofterms Thereafte , he devoted his e ergies to freela ce

n n n n n r writi g, p ublishi g doze s ofbooks , i cludi g biog aphies , essays , n n n n n and comme taries o the America sce e , some ﬁctio , two trilogies about American history and government written for h is young grandson . Gerald Johnson always regarded himselfas a journalist rather than an “ i n n histor a , stating that the historia writes authoritatively , for posterity; n the jour alist writes speculatively , for today they are , or should be , ” both servants of the truth .

G U $ OWEN 1 925 1 98 1

N s r and n r on oveli t , poet , edito ; critic , teacher, Guy Owe g ew up a

' n N n . De ression era tobacco farm in Bladen Cou ty, orth Caroli a His p ’ in F n n n and boyhood the Cape ear regio , spe t at auctio s at his father s n n and ge eral store , provided him with a lifetime ofmaterial for his fictio F . W n S n Un in poetry hile teachi g at tetso iversity lorida , he published his n n n m etus n ﬁrst poetry collectio , a d fou ded I p , the literary magazi e which

r Review . n would evolve into the South ern Poet y As a ovelist , he is

n wn Th e Ballad o th e Flima Flam Man probably best k o for f , the comic adventures of an aging confidence m an and his young AWOL sidekick in in a thinly fictionaliz ed Bladen County . Th e book was made to a film , and . A 1 970n J ourne orJoedel, was followed by two sequels ovel , y f was N n n P z P iz . Fo r n n omi ated for a ulit er r e ma y years , Owe taught at orth n S Un i n n n S and Caroli a tate iversity, wh le co ti ui g to publish tories poems in and n $ T n periodicals collectio s hroughout his career, Owe worked and co — n hard to promote improve the poetry ofothers , editi g several n n in and in n a thologies , lecturing and co duct g workshops , br gi g together writers and lovers of poetry . Th e B allad o f th e Flim 'FIam Man 1 965 Macmillan ,

’ It was a strange road I d never drove on before , leastwise not in the dark ’ — f ’ . o t i with my lights out Even so , I d of g away slick as a whistle it hadnt been for running up on the railroad again .

You see , I sort ofmisjudged how steep the track bed was , since I had my lights offand was driving by prayer and moonlight . It could happen to anybody , ’ but I ll admit it was a right serious mistake on my part . Because when I climbed that steep railroad bed and hit the tracks I was doing about eighty miles an hour.

. l That was when the old truck took a notion to sort ofﬂy And it did . A l ofa W ’ . I sudden it went airborne hich wouldnt ofbeen so serious in itself, only needed to turn . I needed to turn that very second . Come to find out there was — ’ this sharp curve on the other side ofthe tracks and that aint all . Setting right close to the road , there was this little bitty white house that was lit up like a

Christmas tree . ’ ’

w . . I didnt just run into that house . I mortally fle into it Couldnt help myself ’

W . hat s more , it turned out not to be just a house R and ight before I landed , I switched on the lights set down on the horn , to

dro in in . kind ofwarn them I was coming, pp g , you might say It was the least I

. T h ur h . could do ime my lights was on , I saw the house was a c c I reckon they

S D a . a was eventh y Adventists , or some such It felt like I was falling in a dre m ,

- with my stomach like it feels when an elevator st arts down quick like .

a . I glimpsed this handful offolks in the pews jerk their heads around , g ping

Th e preacher was pointing his finger toward heaven when I plowed into them , a ’

. r good mile a minute I felt right sorry about fouling up his se mon , but it couldnt be helped . $ $ ’ ’ Great God from ion That s when all hell come loose at the seams . You d of

b i . thought an atomic bomb had exploded , a g one loaded with corn whisky I

ba ti e . declare , my load ofrotgut purely p z d the poor little church

Sp lit o R aiIFence

Th e way a split o rail fence has failed To hold this beauty back , old rails

To o n w eat h ep m aim ed tired , too g arled and , Itselftoo random to contain Wild blooms that spill between and over ’ n ($ ueen An e s lace , blue grass , and clover) To somersault down the mountain slope n Like water from the mountai spring, Has stirred in me some secret hope N o r n born ofthe buoya t sprin , Has cheered me over a road acgcurst And slaked a deeper thirst . D THA STEM, JR 1 9 1 6 1 980

Th e wn T S last great poet ofsmall to America , had tem lived all his life

in n in N n . n the house where he was bor Oxford , orth Caroli a He bega w n in 1 1 n n 1 9 riti g poetry 943 or 944 , writi g sp oradically u til his 47 “ ” n n marriage to Marguerite Dety Laughridge A derso , a widow with a you ng so n . At this point he began producing as much as words a

$ n and n . week ewspaper articles , essays , poems , short fictio Over three n n n n decades he p ublished sixtee books , i cludi g collectio s of poetry,

and N n . essays , short stories , orth Caroli a history He also sold roughly

i S n and n p eces to tate ewspapers , wrote a weekly colum that n eventually became a daily editorial . In his last two years , despite ill ess ,

n n i and n on n n n he co ti ued to wr te , was worki g a history ofJoh sto Cou ty n n at the time ofhis death . Th e cons iste t excelle ce ofhis art was rooted and in his love for Oxford . He wrote lyrically ofquiet streets summer

n n n n n n . ights , a d movi gly but without se time tality ofthe people he k ew “ ’ All Ive n n n He said , my life believed that the chiefimporta ce oflear i g is that ultimately one is naked save for it . N ew s fro m Ho m e from Picture Poems 1 9 8 Athenaeum , 4

W ’ ’ hen I m an angel , I ll covet news from North Carolina As wildly as an old soldier asking after some comrade Wh ’ o didnt make the regimental union this time .

’ But I ll be as exquisitely subtle as a faded man

Patiently sifting years oftrite h o me a to wn history

For some small word ofan old sweetheart long married .

’ W a Ill hen e ch boat docks , stand on the fringe

a Ofrelatives kissing, sh king hands , and being garrulous

As folks spreading lunch at a country church meeting.

’ W a hen I ve he rd how the school house has new paint ,

T a hat C stleberry won for Congress by two to one ,

’ as if l a I ll ask , were the l te landlord , How the elms on Settle ’s Lane stood the winter $ $ Ifthe brook yet hums at night like a spinning top RIC HARD WALSER 1 908 1 988

R W N ’ ’ ichard alser, orth Carolina s foremost chronicler of the state s

r r n in L n n W n n . litera y histo y , was bor exi gto of achovia Moravia desce t Af D n W n Un t ter a year at avidso College , alser tra sferred to the iversi y of ’ ’

N n n . orth Caroli a , where he earned his bachelor s a d master s degrees An apocryp hal story relates that at one time Richard Walser looked into n i N n and doi g doctoral work at Chapel Hill n orth Caroli a literature , was told quite ﬁrmly that was no t an acceptable subject . He went on to ’ n and n n n n S adva ce research u dersta di g of his ative tate s culture , in an n n in p ublish g d editi g more than thirty books and p amphlets , i clud g r n N n n biog aphical studies , a thologies of orth Caroli a short ﬁctio , humor,

n and r and iterar N h arolina an n n r lege ds , p oet y; L y ort C , i dispe sable histo y ’

S and n . W En in of the tate s writers writi g alser taught glish high school , and ﬂ l n on brie y at Chap el Hi l , but spe t most ofhis career the faculty at N A n orth Carolina State University . pop ular speake r; he lectured ofte at n n n and educatio al i stitutio s , as well as at civic clubs p atriotic organiz ations . He served with numerous organiz ations that contributed to the improvement oflife in North Carolina . Fo lklo ri s ts from Literary North Carolina D 1 986 North Carolina ivision ofArchives and History ,

t a Like humor, folklore is so deeply woven into a regional literature h t it is “ able T k not easy to separate it from other genres , to be to say , his is fol lore , but ” W that is a short story . riters ofimaginative literature base their work on the and a customs and beliefs ofthose whom they have known , on the manners w ys t ofcommunities where they have lived . Lore ofthe folk enriches the grea works

T W and . of Shakespeare , ofHawthorne and Melville , of homas olfe Paul Green What is folklore $ Arthur Palmer Hudson defines it as “that complex of knowledge which has been created by the spontaneous play ofnai ve imaginations upon common human experience , transmitted by word ofmouth

r . or action , and prese ved without dependence upon written or printed record

i Folklore comprises myths , sayings , songs , charms , anecdotes , trad tions , magic , and so on . It deals with snakes , ghosts , pirates , bears , hunters , witches , and even baseball players .

N a e orth Carolina is a particularly fertile region for the cre tion , ﬂow ring, and preservation offolklore . First ofall , the state was and is geographically congenial to folklore in that , until the coming ofpaved roads and wireless communications , the coastal and mountain areas ofthe state were relatively isolated . Especially does folklore ﬂourish wherever intrusions from the outside

. T and world are minimal hen , too , while there is a folklore ofthe towns cities , ’ North Carolina s stable and predominantly rural population retained it s mores long after they were abandoned by those people who shifted from place to plac

W i N hile these conditions may apply somewhat to other reg ons , orth ’ Carolinas importance in folklore was firmly established by the public ation ofthe

' s even vo l ume Frank C . B rown Collection ofNorth Carolina Folklore — a vast and handsome repository unrivaled in any ofthe other forty nine states . N m In it are recorded , in scholarly fashion , orth Carolina games and rhy es ,

t ales beliefs and customs , riddles , proverbs , speech , and legends , and popular superstitions . Four ofthe volumes provide the words and music for such notable “ ” “ ” “ ” N W S To m D folk ballads and folk songs as aomi ise , Frankie ilver, ula , and “ ” Nellie Cropsey . MANL$ WADE WELLMAN 1 903 1 986

A a award o winnin in n n n W W n _ vers tile , g writer ma y ge res , Ma ly ade ellma

n in An W A n r. was bor gola , est frica , the so of a medical office He moved “

N n . W n nn n T to orth Caroli a in 1 947 ellman o ce a ou ced , oday is my ’ ’

Iv . T t eightieth birthday , and e written eighty books hat s pret y good , ’ ” n n $ h i 'ﬁ ve n n n do t you thi k He wrote t rty adve ture ovels for boys , ma y n set in North Carolina . His juvenile and adult writi gs are a mix of

r and histo y, biography , folklore , fantasy , mysteries , true murders , successfully blending his varied interests to create a genre now referred to

n i r and as speculative fiction . His fascination with App alachia h sto y n in folklore form the basis for his Silver Joh series , which a virtuous folk ’ W n hero battles supernatural forces of evil . ellman s umerous works also n n n and i clude a Martian murder mystery, tales ofloathsome alie i vaders , ’ F r N n n n a story oftime travel . o many years orth Caroli a s p reemi e t writer n W n n n n ofspeculative fictio , ellma ge erously exte ded aid to emergi g n n writers , teaching classes and gu iding ma y ofhis stude ts to fruitful L R W n W careers . iterary historian ichard alser predicted that Ma ly ade ’ Wellman s Wh o Fears th e Devil $ will be one of the five North Carolina books still read a century from now .

THOMAS WOLFE 1 900 1 938

’ T W in N orth Carolina s most famous writer, homas olfe grew up

n and n n . n Asheville , son of a sto ecutter a boardi g house ow er As a stude t

i n r and at Chapel H ll , he edited the college ewspape , had several ofhis

n P . nn n plays produced by the Caroli a laymakers Pla i g to be a dramatist ,

n n N ew $ no he we t to Harvard , the to ork , where he had success , so he took a job teaching at N ew $ ork University . D uring a 1 926 trip to

E n n n . A urope , he bega writi g dow his early memories of Asheville fter n n and n Look omeward three years ofwriti g, revisio editi g, he published H ,

An el$ A S or o th e Buried Li e n o ne n g t y f f , co sidered of the great comi g of age novels in the English language . It was followed six years later by Of n t n n and Time and th e River. He divided the ext three years be wee writi g n n W and travelling. In 1 938 he was take ill duri g a trip to the est Coast , n he died in Baltimore . Scribners produced two ovels from the huge T W n W n . At h is ma uscript olfe had left behi d death , homas olfe was considered the greatest talent N orth Carolina had given to Am erican in n literature . His novels and collected short stories , with their te se

n r n poetic language and rich symbology, go beyo d autobiography, t yi g to , ’ “ in W F n ut n n illiam aulk er s words , p all the experie ce ofthe huma heart ” on the head ofa pin . Th e D eath o f Gant from Of Time and th e River ’ 9 . i S 1 6 3 C Scr bner s ons ,

’ $ ’ ’ T h ur in . Mr. t What s the matter, Gant here s nothing you ” “

N o . J . , he said ust something in my throat Could I have some water$” “ ’ ” Wh $ T $ Sh e o t y, yes , sir hat s the very thing g up hastily , and

r looking about in a somewhat confused manne , saw behind her a pitcher ofwater and a glass upon his old walnut bureau , and saying “ ”

$ . This very minute , sir started across the room

And at the same moment , Gant was aware that some one had entered the house , was coming towards him through the hall , would

r soon be with him . Tu ning his head towards the door he was conscious ofsomething approaching with the speed oflight , the instancy of thought , and at that moment he was filled with a sense ofinexpressible

. S joy , a feeling oftriumph and security he had never known omething immensely bright and beautiful was converging in a ﬂare oflight , and at that instant , the whole room blurred around him, his sight was fixed

upon that focal image in the door, and suddenly the child was standing

there and looking towards him .

-h e w And even as started from his pillows , and tried to call his ife he felt something thick and heavy in his throat that would not let him

speak . He tried to call to her again but no sound came , then something

rm wet and wa began to ﬂow out ofhis mouth and nostrils , he lifted his d hands up to his throat , the warm wet bloo came pouring out across his

fingers ; he saw it and felt joy .

—o r For now the child some one in the house was speaking, calling

o b ut et to him; he heard great fo tsteps , soft thunderous , imminent , y — n . imme sely far, a voice well known , never heard before He called to it , and then it seemed to answer him; he called to it with faith and joy to

give him rescue , strength , and life , and it answered him and told him

a e that all the error, old g , pain and griefoflife was nothing but an evil

dream; that he who had been lost was found again , that his youth

would be restored to him and that he would never die , and that he

would find again the path he had not taken long ago in a dark wood . And the child still smiled at him from the dark door; the great f steps , soft and power ul , came even closer, and as the instant imminent

approach ofthat last meeting came intolerably near, he cried out “ $” through the lake ofjetting blood , Here , Father, here and heard a $” strong voice answer him , My son JAME S B O$ D

Presenting$ Shelby Steph enson is author offive books ofpoetry $ Middle Creek ’ oems arolina Sh ou $ Th e Persimmon Tree arol inch s ash Plankh o e P , C t , C , F M , us (with

s R n and oas tal lain. photograph by oger Ma ley) , C P He is professor ofEnglish at Pembroke State University where he has been editor ofPembroke Magaz ine since

1 979 . Stephenson has received numerous literary awards and performs music

(vocal and guitar) regularly throughout the state .

n $ n in 1 2 1 an Accepti g James B o yd, Jr. was bor 9 d spent his first years in the gate W i house at eymouth while the b g house was being renovated . He began school in n and a e a schoolhouse o the property , at g ten was sent away to prep school in

New York . His father singled him out to be a writer and would co rrect and

n h is . J r B no t retur all of letters home im , J , the first oyd to attend Princeton , n h is i n UNC we t with fr e ds to , where he roomed with the editor ofthe Daily Tar

eel . in in an H He served the Coast Guard the Pacific during the war, d worked at the Baltimore Sun before returning home to manage the farm at Weymouth and n N n n oversee , alo g with his siste r, a cy , the tra sfer ofthe estate to the State and

T n S n n . no w in N ew . the ow of outher Pi es He resides East Hampton , York

CHARLE S CHE SNU TT

resentin $ D o ro th S ruill R edford n i and P g y p , ge ealog s t historian , is the author of ’ Somerset s Slave Community $ An Antebellum Genealogical Study and Somerset

Homecoming$ Recovering a Lost Heritage. Sh e is a former social worker and currently manager ofthe Somerset Place Plantation State Histori c Site in

N . . R n n Creswell , C edford co ti ues to write , lectures extensively and is a vis iting

lecturer at Elizabeth City State University .

e in $ Willi s McLeo d S n Acc pt g , a graduate ofFayetteville tate University , retur ed

n N 1 1 995 . to his alma mater to become cha cellor ovember 5 , He brings 30years ’ ’

n in n. ofexperie ce the field ofeducatio His bachelor s , master s and doctorate

in and o m n . D degrees are mathematics scho l ad i istration A native of unn , McLeod n n n $ n has received umerous awards i cludi g irgi ia Educator ofthe Year, ni R l n and D n Admi strator ofthe Year, ockefe ler Fou dation Fellow isti guished

Alumni Award . He is a subscribing Life Member ofthe NAACP

JONATHAN DANIE LS

resentin $ o k r. rver P g R y Par er, J is contributing editor ofthe Fayetteville Obse

Tim . n and es A former president ofthe N . C . Literary and Historical Associatio

N . C . S n n the Art ociety , he curre tly serves as preside t ofthe Arts Advocates

r n $ ri t an Foundation. Parker is author ofCumbe land Cou ty A B efHis ory d

recipient ofthe Distinguis hed Alumnus Award from UNC o C h ap el Hill and has

written a book column for his newspaper for over 20years . e tin $ E t D a i S ir ex 're o rter Acc p g lizabe h n els qu e , an p , is the oldest daughter of “ ” Jonathan Daniels and grew up in and out ofthe News 8 Observer in Raleigh

back when that newspaper was a comparatively small family enterprise . Her

h igh ly ' acclaim ed mysteries about an ab sent e m inded sleuth are $ Memory C an Be ’ — $ urder Remember th e libi Wh o Killed Wh at s e Her Name Wh o e Death Is It M , A and s ,

n wa $ . Sh e D A y y is due out this fall has just won , from Malice omestic , the Agatha Award for best traditional myste ry short story of 1 995

IN GLIS FLE TCHE R

re entin $ K t S arr S P s g ea s p ow , dean ofthe College ofArts and ciences at East ’ Carolina University , received his undergraduate and master s degrees from ECU

and his Ph . D. in English from the University of Kentucky . His seven books include An Anth ology ofNorth Carolina Literature from th e Colonial Period to 1 945

which is due to be published by the N . C . Division ofArchives and History in

' - $ i n n i 1 99 7 . Sparrow is editor in chiefof ctoria s I s t tute Journal and author of

scholarly articles and reviews that appear widely . N oted for his teaching S excellence , parrow is a frequent lecturer and consultant and serves on many

boards .

ce tin $ I i F t r B au - Ac p g ngl s le che m is the great granddaughter ofInglis Fletche r. Sh e Hill spent her childhood in Chapel and her adolescent years in Nags Head . Baum returned to Chapel Hill to attend UNC to study industrial relations and

graduated in 1 990. After a short time in Wilmington she returned again to the T R B riangle to live in aleigh and work in the family business , aumJewelers ,

where she has designed and crafted jewelry . Sh e is cu rrently working toward a

national certificate in gemology .

PAU L GRE E N

’ Presenting$ John E hle is one of North Carolinas finest and most prolific writers as author of 1 1 novels and six books ofnonfiction which include $ Trail ofTears $

Th e Rise and all th h r $ F of e C e okee Nation and Dr. Frank Life with Frank Porter

rah am . N $ S G He was a founder ofthe orth Carolina chool ofthe Arts , ’ S S Governor s chool and chool of Science and Mathematics . Ehle is recipient of numerous honorary doctorates and awards including the N orth Carolina Award S for Literature , the Lillian mith Prize and the Distinguished Alumnus Award

' from UNC C h ap el Hill .

e tin $ B r r r Acc p g y d G een Co nwell , the second offour children ofPaul Green , ’ was raised in Chapel Hill , earned her bachelor s in English from UNC and ’ received her master s in early childhood from the University ofMichigan . For the past 24 years she has worked in the field ofmental health and

developmental disabilities as a clinical specialist . Cornwell lives on a mountain $ N . C . near aldese , , likes to read , travel , garden , sew and sing, and is the proud

mother offive daughters and 1 2 grandchildren including two e year’ o ld triplets $ BE RNICE KE LL$ HAR RIS

resentin $ m il H errin Wi n r P g E y g lso , whose publications include poet y, fiction

and n n n n . Sh e W o fictio , is a ative ofGeorgia has taught at ake Forest University W n . W an NE H n a d Salem College ith research gra t , ilson wrote Hope and . Di nit $ lder Black Women th e outh ' n g y O of S , and is co authori g the first his tory of

N . C . n . Sh e n n n n N . . wome has bee a visiti g writer at Cor ell U iversity , an C Arts

Council sponsored vis iting writer and a MacDow elIFellow .

e tin $ li e Kelle B u rrow s n B n K Acc p g A c y , a iece of er ice elly Harris , received her

- bachelors from Meredith and her masters from UNC Chapel Hill . Sh e is a former teacher and educational consultant and currently the director ofProject

n n n . E lighte me t , a mental health program for young children and their families “ Burrows tells the story about how her father went off to Wake Forest College ‘ ’ ” “ ” and added an extra e to his name and she tells how her Aunt Bernice (with th e amil ac ent on th e rst s llable n and f y c fi y ) , was such an extremely importa t inﬂuential person in her life .

' resentin $ Sall B u ckner OurWords Our Wa $ Readin and Wri in in P g y , authorof , ys g t g

Nor h arolina - r is n D s in t C , a textbook for eighth g ade students , Alum ae i t guished

n n n r and ProfessorofE glish at Peace College , adju ct assista t professorofcu riculum

n n N S and 1 » th e W i i structio at C U for 3 years , the co director of Capital Area rit ng

N S . ﬁ n and in o Project at C U Her poetry, ctio , plays , articles essays appear peri dicals

n n i and is tr wberr arvest t n s . atio w de she authorof S a y H , a collec io ofpoem

e tin $ R erta o rt er H o n n in n in 1 906 62 Acc p g ob P , bor Gree sboro , was married for years from the age of 20. Sh e studied languages at Greens bo ro College and worked as a secretary in the UNC o C h arlo t te English departm ent while LeG ett e

- - B in n . a e 1 n n lythe was writer reside ce At the g of 7 , she bega collecti g books and

in W n r and n memorabilia about her famous cous , illiam Syd ey Porte , rece tly gave “ ” a stack about a foot high to the Greensboro Historical Museum . Hon retired

S a e to outhport , where , from the g oftwo she travelled with her family for

h o n r a n ﬁ n n . vac tio s , rst by trai a d then by ferry S e lives e block from the rive

GE OR GE MOSE S HORTON

resentin $ Jak i S e to n G reen Dead on rrival Dead on rrival and P g h l is author of A , A N i ew Poems and Mas k . Her works have appeared n numerous national

ns Blue al 1 99 i n publicatio and her play , Op , was produced in 4 by the Per helio n n S Theatre Company . Sh e has give readi gs throughout the United tates and

abroad and regularly leads workshops and classes in poetry . Green serves on

many arts boards and is the recipient ofstate and national awards for her work . tin $ rt nt n N UNC » Accep g R obe A ho y , curator ofthe orth Carolina Collection , ’

n . in r Chapel Hill , is a ative ofHalifax County He received his bachelor s histo y ’ from Wake Forest University and his master s in library science from UN C «

Chapel Hill . He has produced many articles , bibliographies and reviews ; and

n . presented lectures and papers to library , literary and historical associatio s

Anthony is author of Th e Library ofDavid Stone I7 7 Th e Nono Law

Collection.

RANDALL JARRE LL

Presenting$ Fred Chap p ell is recipient ofmany prestigious awards including a

R n N N . C . ockefeller Gra t , the ational Institute ofArts and Letters , the Award

B r TS . . for Literature , the ollingen Prize in Poet y and the Eliot Prize He is a

UNC - 1 1 chaired professor at Greensboro and author ofeight books offiction ,

low Naked$ Sele ted Writin s on oetr books ofpoetry and two collections , P c g P y and

Th e Fred Ch appell Reader.

e tin $ Mar vo n S ra r arr ll Randall Acc p g y ch de J e selected , edited and annotated ’ arrell etter Rememberin Randall J s L s , and her collected essays , g will be published

' by Harp erC o llins . Sh e and her mini dach sh und live in Greensboro . Sh e says “

Th e s R . joy ofmy life are andall , still ; and my faith and my family My favorite — — ” living poet and equal joy is Fred Chappell .

GE RALD JOHN SON

Presenting$ B ynu m Sh aw was bo rn in Alamance County in 1923 and received W most ofhis early education in Wilmington . After graduating from ake Forest 1 N B W College , he was a journalist for 7 years in orfolk , altimore , ashington and

. 1 W Europe In 965 he became professor ofjournalism at ake Forest University . 9 h . 1 69 T e He is author offive novels and three nonfiction works His novel , N i n W a u ter Sir R . z H , received the alter aleigh Award

e tin $ im nk ins r ' Acc p g J Je , a cousin ofGerald Johnson and a g eat great nephew of ’ N cN eill N 20th r John Charles , orth Carolinas early Centu y poet laureate , is an

editorial writer and columnist for the News 8 Observer. A veteran of 20years in

re r i the newspaper business , he previously was a columnist for the G ens bo o Da ly N ew s and an editor ofthe Fayetteville Observer. His work has been published in n natio al magazines and newspapers , and he has won eight awards from the N . C .

- Press Association in several categories . Jenkins graduated from UNC Chapel

Hill with a degree in history and English . G U$ OWE N

r ntin $ G erald rrax n - - ese B a d in . P g a is professor ofEnglish poet residence at N C .

S n r bsidian$ Black itera ure in Review n tate U ive sity , editor ofO L t si ce 1 986 , advisory editor for Th e Norton Anth ology ofAfro -American Literature (Henry

‘ r. and s allaloo$ ou l r Louis Gates , J editor) , was a sociate editor ofC A J rna ofAf o

merican and African Arts and etters . is A L He author offive books ofpoetry , most

n nin h un in rece tly , Lea g Against t e S ; selections 1 3 anthologies and publication in many little magazines .

e tin $ r h nin Owen n Acc p g D o ot y J en gs , while worki g as music department D n n secretary at avidso College , met graduate i structor Guy Owen and they

r. n in i married three years late After a teachi g position Flor da , they returned to

N. C . in N . C . S n t in 1 96 2 . D where Guy jo ed the faculty at tate U iversi y orothy ,

n and n N . C . and devoted to selli g teachi g about crafts , bought developed the

. n Etc Craft Gallery . In 1 9 73 she retur ed to her native North Wilkesboro where she is active in community arts and humanities projects .

T AD STE M R . H , J

resentin $ h arle B la k u rn r and S $ i th e P g C s c b , a w iter editor for igma , one of ’ n n and n RT in atio s oldest largest scie tific societies , headquartered in P, grew up

n N . C . and R . T S r. n and n . He derson , lives in aleigh had tem , J was his me tor frie d B n n n and lackbur has bee a ewspaperman rare bookseller; his articles , poems and short stories have appeared in many publications and he has won several fiction awards . He recently worked with N . C . Poet Laureate Sam Ragan to compile an anthology ofshort verse selected from h is long- running literary “ ” column Southern Accent .

e tin $ D e St m r i i S s in n Acc p g ty e (Ma guer te Laughr dge tem) was rai ed Mario , NC lived in Oxford after she married Thad in 1 947 then moved on to Raleigh ’ in 1 982 n n . n to be ear her childre She s taught E glish , mathematics , history , an n n n n biology d art ; worked as an e gi eer a d a social worker; she pai ts , has

recently written a novel and serves as a docent at the N . C . Museum ofArt and

the Executive Mansion.

RICHARD WALSE R

Presenting$ Jam es W Clark is professor ofEnglish and director ofthe

n . Humanities E xt ension/Publicatio ns Program at N . C . State U iversity A native

W n n UN C - D of arre Cou ty , he holds degrees from Chapel Hill and uke W n n . T S U iversity Clark , a former president ofthe homas olfe ociety , fou d , restored and served as editor of a new issue of Th e Lost Boy by Thomas Wolfe

published by UNC Press .