From the Mississippi Delta
After reading William Alexander Percy’s Lanterns on the Levee and Endesha Ida Mae Holland’s From the Mississippi Delta, we are told two parallel stories of the Mississippi Delta. Percy’s appeals…
Lanterns on the Levee
William Alexander Percy’s Lanterns on the Levee chronicles Percy’s white planter class life in a stream-of-consciousness poetic style. While Percy’s work is undoubtedly well written and entertaining, Percy’s observations, particularly…
When It’s Darkness on the Delta
While teaching in the Czech Republic I would often discuss the cultural differences between the Czech Republic and the United States. It would lead to comparisons of the Czech Republic…
Live Music, Resistance, Mississippi
It’s 2026, the year of our Lord, and it sure seems like the wheels are coming off. It’s tempting to sit at home, scroll, and think about how horrible it…