Tim Carmichael
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Tim is an Appalachian poet and cookbook author. He writes about rural life, family, and the places he grew up around. His poetry and essays have appeared in Beautiful and Brutal Things, his latest book.
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Phillis Wheatley: America’s First Black Literary Voice
In the summer of 1773, a slim volume of poetry appeared in London under the title Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. The author was Phillis Wheatley, a young Black woman from Boston who had never known freedom. Her name alone stirred curiosity. Her words left an impression that has endured for centuries.
By Tim Carmichael7 months ago in Journal
The Speech I Never Dreamed Of Giving
12 years ago, I received an email, a simple inquiry: asking if I would come back? It was a long time, a great many years, since I'd last walked those school corridors. The very same ones where I first learned how to sign my name, where I sat cross-legged on the cold floor, carried away on stories, where I'd count off the minutes until recess, and sometimes, inexplicably enough, where I didn't want the bell to ring at all.
By Tim Carmichael7 months ago in Fiction
