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James Still Author

James Still (1906-2001), the first poet laureate of Kentucky, recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and many other awards and honors, was the author of numerous works, including his masterful novel River of Earth. Ted Olson, assistant professor of Appalachian studies and English at East Tennessee State University, is the author of Blue Ridge Folklife.