Octavio Quintanilla’s roots lie deep in both South Texas and Mexico. And his work dwells between worlds—geographic, cultural, and emotional.

The North Carolina poet Han VanderHart feels power in the places where the stories of Southerners intersect—and believes that, by telling them courageously, we help each other heal.

Christian J. Collier, a rising voice in Southern poetry, explores loss, faith, and the complexities of Black identity in the South. His work challenges traditional masculinity and interrogates the divine.

In a role reversal, Salvation South’s poetry editor Andy Fogle and editor-in-chief Chuck Reece showcase their favorite prose and poetry pieces from 2024.

Our poetry editor picks his favorite poems from Salvation South in 2024.

The South’s greatest poets assemble to sing the truths of our region for National Poetry Month.

Our poetry editor steps into the Editor’s Corner to walk us through a week of writing that wrestles with the Confederacy, that army of a million ghosts who haunt the South.

What we want to believe about our ancestors and what we believed as children pose questions that may never have answers.

You might never have heard of the poet Annie Woodford. She’s singing the truths of mountain folks in a gorgeous voice that never flinches. It’s time you listen up.

A poem that recounts the remarkable story of the author’s great-grandmother, Alma Davenport, who was born in Pheba, Mississippi, in 1898.