Set in a fictional hill-domain resembling our own Appalachia, Ancient Creekfollows the struggles of native hill folk against colonialist invaders. The hero Jack, familiar from the Jack tale tradition, is the fugitive leader of the people's revolt and the nemesis of the King. Wounded survivors of the revolution find solace and healing on Ancient Creek where old Aunt Haze is the guiding spirit. This edition also includes essays about the story by Jim Wayne Miller, Kevin I. Eyster, Annalucia Accardo, and Dee Davis, founder of the Center for Rural Strategies, who will be joining Gurney at the event.

Location: 

882 E High St

Lexington , Kentucky 40502

Charlotte Pierce-Baker, Vanderbilt University, will read and sign copies of her memoir, This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son. UK Special Collections Librarian Reinette Jones will give a brief introduction to accessing materials about African Americans that are held in the UK Special Collections Archives.

A sign-up sheet is posted outside Julia Johnson's office door (1219 POT).  Please sign up to read a poem by you or by someone else.  Sign-up slots will be in 1/2 hour spots.  So, you will show up to read during your 1/2 hour.  Individual readings should be no longer than 3 minutes.  Invite your friends or just stop by to listen.

For more information contact julia.johnson@uky.edu

Join us for refreshments and conversation.  Come meet professors, teachers, and students in the English Dept.  and learn about course offerings for Summer and Fall 2013.