Book by Va Writers Club, Charlottesville Chapte

The Blue Ridge Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Va Writers Club, Charlottesville Chapter

Literary

Cedar Creek Pub

In her poem “"Boardwalk,"” Sara Robinson describes, with her usual visual acuity and meditative suppleness, citizens of her beloved Elkton, Virginia, who are “"keepers / of voices who sing of things they are / and things they are not."” What is true of her generously imagined townspeople is true of Robinson herself. In this debut volume, she sings of what she is--—keen historian of particular people in a particular place, a little girl growing up into visionary adulthood, sympathetic friend and family member, attentive observer of local flora and fauna, both animal and human--—and of what she is not, what is not part of her immediate sensory experience but what nevertheless presents itself abundantly to her capable understanding: eruptions of violence, past and present; other landscapes, domestic and foreign; other selfscapes in people she treats with compassionate dignity. Perceptual traveler, efficient narrator, fearless experimenter, Sara Robinson gives us precious treasure here. - STEPHEN CUSHMAN, Robert C. Taylor Professor American Literature, Poetry (Univ. of VA); Author of Poetry Collections: Riffraf (2011), Heart Island (2006), Cussing Lessons (2002), and Blue Pajamas (1998).

Two Little Girls in a Wading Pool (a Collection of Poetry)

Robinson, Sara M.

Poetry

The power of the written word can transform the human experience... One of the special roles of poetry is to concentrate observations and their attendant emotions in ways that can be a powerful stimulus to our imagination and helps us to transcend the particular moment of occurrence... The Poets Laureate of Virginia featured in this anthology possess this special gift. Our lives are richer for their dedication to their crafts as well as the insights from their hearts.- Charles W. Steger, President of Virginia Tech

Four Virginia Poets Laureate(2004-2012): An Anthology & Reader's Guide

DOVE, RITA

Emerson, Claudia

CHERRY, Kelly

Kreiter-Foronda, Carolyn

Features a Study &amp; Discussion Guide on the following topics: LITERATURE - GEOGRAPHY - HISTORY - SCIENCE. Suitable for 4th-6th Grade students or as a Storytime selection for 1st-3rd Grades. (A popular story with Storytelling Guilds and regular feature in the Ferrum College Appalachian Lit Studies program.)

Ferradiddledumday: An Appalachian Version of Rumpelstiltskin

Mushko, Becky

Mythology & Folk Tales

An award-winning author and historian, RICK BRITTON has parlayed his passion for central Virginia's fascinating past into: numerous classes and battlefield tours; dozens of speaking engagements, radio interviews, and podcasts; a large number of essays and articles; two previous books; and now--with Virginia Vignettes--a marvelously eclectic collection of his widely popular stories. In Virginia Vignettes, master storyteller Rick Britton weaves for his readers a wonderfully rich tapestry of colorful people, momentous events, and long-forgotten anecdotes. The first of many to come, Virginia Vignettes (Volume I) features: express rider Jack Jouett, First Lady Dolley Madison, young Edgar Allan Poe, local Black Baptist Churches, thrill-seeker B. F. Ficklin, the U.Va. Rotunda Fire, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and Medal of Honor winner Frank Dabney Peregoy. Individually, Rick Britton's vignettes reveal little-known stories about the history of the Virginia Piedmont. Linked, they bridge almost two centuries. They feature poignant insights from the Revolutionary War and James Madison's presidency, reaching all the way to World War II. A real treat of storytelling. --KAT IMHOFF, President and Chief Executive Officer of James Madison's Montpelier Rick Britton has written an engaging introduction to notable Virginians of the past, Virginians who deserve to be known by today's residents. Stories of personal courage, initiative, and innovation are all found in these fascinating vignettes-well worth the read; well worth emulation. --COL. KEITH GIBSON, Director of the V.M.I. Museum System RICK BRITTON has published scores of articles on central Virginia history, as well as two previous books --Albermarle &amp; Charlottesville: An Illustrated History and Jefferson: A Monticello Sampler. He also conducts tours of historic sites, teaches classes on Virginia history, and illustrates maps for history books and websites.

Virginia Vignettes (Vol. 1) - Famous Characters & Events in Central Virginia History

History

Britton, Rick

Americas

Needville

Sara Robinson's father, Hobby Robinson, was one of the most important photographers of the 20th century to be so little well-known, at least outside the Shenandoah Valley of central Virginia. He chronicled over three generations of Elkton townsfolk, compiling and self-publishing nine books. Using his vast collection of photographs, his own and those he obtained, he gave us a people and a place. SOMETIMES THE LITTLE TOWN is Sara's gift of ekphrastic poetry inspired by the portraits in her father's collection. And like her father's work as a photographer, Sara's poetry is a tribute to little towns everywhere. REVIEW: A loving waltz of poetry and photographs of mid-twentieth century life in Elkton, Virginia. -- MARTHA WOODROOF, WMRA Public Radio, Producer of The Spark, Author of Small Blessings.

Sometimes the Little Town

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

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