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Tiana Clark Southern poet, author of Scorched Earth poetry collection, exploring radical Black joy in poetry and modern cultural narratives.

The Unapologetic Verse of Tiana Clark

From Nashville to national acclaim, Tiana Clark’s poetry challenges readers to embrace the fullness of Black experience and the radical act of rest.

Lowered Expectations

A lyrical look at certain behaviors you just can’t put up with.

Just As I Am

Who a person is and who their family thinks they should be are two different things.

Warrior of Love

An intimate conversation about music, faith, and our nation with Iris DeMent, one of the greatest country singers and songwriters of all time.

Sino-Nashville Twang

Nashville is famous for its twang, but Wu Fei takes that sound to a new realm. She picks with banjo players. But her instrument has five times as many strings.

Tussling the Skeletons

How you see bones on the dry ground depends on whether you are alone or with your son.

A Musical Week

I write one, Rob writes one, and we welcome a new poet into the Salvation South fold.

Hurtling Toward the Water

In 2016, when deadly floods devastated West Virginia, they rushed to do the dirty rescue work and to comfort people as they grieved their losses. Then they mourned their own.

Holding on for Dearest Life

Among jellyfish, one species fights like a warrior. Months after one attacked her, she found the lesson it had taught her about scrapping until the final moment.

Trembling Earth

The Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia is a National Wildlife Refuge, a National Wilderness Area, and, in plain terms, a national treasure. But a mining proposal threatens it.

Knowing Where You Are

Our editor on how Salvation South has become a refuge for stories that define this region we love.

“Simply the Best” Wins LA Press Club Award

The legend from Nutbush, Tennessee, always knew what love had to do with it.

The Real Ted Lasso Lives in North Carolina

In 1971, Vaughn Christian was invited to coach the Appalachian State soccer team, even though he had never played the game. He won five conference titles in seven years.