Record #:

16426

Author(s):

Mayberry, Lena Dula

Abstract:

There are many folk motifs in the poetry of Thomas Hardy. With his exposure to a culture steeped in folklore and the folk music of his fiddling father, Hardy created a poetry haunted by the sights and sounds of folklore.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 2, May 1972, p98-104 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poets

Record #:

10653

Author(s):

Hayes, Essie N.

Abstract:

North Carolina's Poet Laureate, James Larkin Pearson, at age 91, has released his latest collection of poetry, MY FINGERS AND MY TOES, which will be presented in a Publication Day Ceremony at Wilkes community College on April 25, 1971. Because of his outstanding achievements in the field of literature, Pearson received the Distinguished Citizen's Award on April 5th, and Governor Scott also proclaimed April as James Larkin Pearson Month.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 22, Apr 1971, p15, por

Subject(s):

Poets; Pearson, James Larkin, 1879-1981

Record #:

10218

Author(s):

Roger, Lou

Abstract:

John Henry Boner was born in Salem, North Carolina, in 1845. Rogers recounts incidents in the life of this little-known North Carolina poet.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 7 Issue 11, Mar 1950, p19-21, bibl

Subject(s):

Poets; Poetry; Boner, John Henry, 1845-1903