A Tennessee poet brings us five works. All of them speak to small matters that every Southerner holds dear.

A poem about friendship and secrets in a country club locker room.

A poem about a Southern home — and why you might never leave it. Especially at Christmastime.

A Kentucky native poet offers a loving ode to all the shade-tree mechanics out there.

There are Pine Mountains all over the South. Maybe all of them are worthy of a poem.

From the North Carolina mountains comes a poem to remind us that the simplest moments are the things for which we should give the greatest thanks.

A poet from Athens, Georgia, offers verses filled with beautiful visions about the power of conversation — both unearthly and earthly.

A North Carolina poet remembers a long-ago night of young love, interrupted by some ominous figures.

Sometimes, the actions we should take are clear. A North Carolina poet takes a hard look at what happens when we fail to take them.

Virginia poet and novelist Jim Minick brings us a beautiful poem about a love for birds — and about love itself.

A poem from Karen Luke Jackson about a Sunday respite from the world in the quiet atop a North Carolina mountain.

An Arkansas native poet brings us pieces that remember an important figure in Southern Black history and that evoke the scorching heat of summer days.