>>Appalachian literature is the best form of American

>>9119399
I don't like these people's way of life and feel the modernization of their terribly poverty driven culture will better America.

>>9119446
The poverty is due to internal colonization. Appalachia is one of the most materially rich sections of America. Outside influences enter and strip the resources as well as marginalize the people through cultural tricks.

For example. The "Mountain man" archetype seen in a lot of literature was created by the brother in law of one of the earliest mining companies in the region.

>>9119399
I've read some KY literature, and Cormac's Appalachian stuff, but I think Appalachia's greatest cultural contribution is musical: folk ballads and bluegrass

>>9119399
Holy shit James Still? I didn't think anyone knew about him. My english prof is probably the leading expert on James Still. I remember one time he showed us a KET video of James Still reading some of his poems that was mesmerizing. I wish I could find that video.

>>9120372
>Holy shit James Still? I didn't think anyone knew about him. My english prof is probably the leading expert on James Still. I remember one time he showed us a KET video of James Still reading some of his poems that was mesmerizing. I wish I could find that video.

It may well be in this documentary. https://www.ket.org/education/resources/james-stills-river-earth/ I'm at Still's alma matter. He's pretty much worshiped here.

So here's a question for ya. In "River of Earth" Still gives several riddles, he answers most of them in "Wolfpen Rusties" or "Rusties and Riddles" except one. Fletch has a riddle toward the end of the novel that goes like:

First green
and then yeller, (sic. yellow)
All guts
and no tallow.
[what am I?]

any idea anon?

>>9120494
I have no idea... I'm not a rural man like Still. I had to google what tallow was.

That video was great, but I'm pretty sure it was a different one. My prof said he taped from KET if he wasn't mistaken. I do remember there a poem in it I really liked, something about being in a graveyard with the mist forming apparitions. I searched for it and it was not "Graveyard".

Wallacian literature is the best form of American lit