Over 100 pages of rhyming stories, poems and sonnets accompanied by breathtaking photographs of Southern landscapes.
A beautiful hardbound collection of Southern tales and sonnets, including the story of Joeabb the Frog, a legendary frog who becomes a famous singer, and an ode to our beloved but invasive Kudzu vine.
Professional Reviews
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"Stephen Hedrick's poetry evokes the Old South and the new with sly humor and the keen insight of a native son. In his verse we see and feel the wraith-like morning mist on a mountain, an undulating sea of kudzu, and the come-hither gaze of a Southern belle. 'Tall Tales & Sonnets of the South' is a paean to a place that exists in our hearts."
Thomas B. Harrison
Arts and Entertainment Editor
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson
"One more book about the South? Yes, please! And this is the one!"
"These rhyming stories and poems - a mix of Eugene Field and Disney's Song of the South will rope in anyone who loves a well-told and well-illustrated story. Poetry or no."
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
UCLA Writing Program Instructor
David Hightower’s lyrically expansive meditation on the whims of fate and the unpredictability of the human condition fill the pages of THE HANGING MAN DREAMS with thrilling music and mesmerizing imagery. Hightower’s richly infused voice echoes the e
Dear readers, this is my third book of poems, and inside are a special collection of what have turned out to be not only MY personal favorites, but also the favorites of many of YOU. Some of these have never been available in print before...
