Wolfpen Notebooks

After keeping school for six years at the forks of Troublesome Creek in the Kentucky hills, Ja...

Hills Remember

James Still remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. B...

Run for the Elbertas

In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in ...

Chinaberry

Celebrated as the 'Dean of Appalachian Literature,' James Still has won the appreciation of au...

From the Mountain, From the Valley

James Still first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet. Although he is better ...

Early Recollections and Life of Dr. James Still