Newfound

by Jim Wayne Miller

Fiction. "In a beautiful plainspoken novel of an Appalachian boy's coming-of-age, Kentucky poet Miller tells of a family drama rooted in daily work, the turn of the seasons, and the stories people share" -Booklist.

214 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1989

About the author

Jim Wayne Miller, a native of the mountain country of North Carolina, was graduated from Berea College in Kentucky in 1958 and received his Ph.D. in German and American Literature from Vanderbilt University in 1965. While at Vanderbilt, as an NDEA Fellow, he studied under Fugitive poet Donald Davidson and Hawthorne Scholar Randall Stewart. He was a Professor of German language and literature at Western Kentucky University for 33 years, where he was a member of the faculty of the Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies. He served as a consultant to the Appalachian Studies programs in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio and was a visiting Professor in Appalachian Studies at the Berea College Appalachian Center.

Jim Wayne Miller worked in the Poet-in-the-Schools program in Virginia and directed poetry workshops for several Universities. His honors include the Alice Lloyd Memorial Prize for Appalachian Poetry in 1967, the 1980 Thomas Wolfe Literary Award, the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Memorial Award, the Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year Award and the Appalachian Consortium Laurel Leaves Award. His books include Copperhead Cane (1964), Dialogue With A Dead Man (1974), The Mountains Have Come Closer (1980), Vein Of Words (1984), Nostalgia for 70 (1986), Brier: His Book (1988), and Newfound (1989).

Reviews

[Lila · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really interesing but at almost the end it gets really boring

[David Vanness]

My copy is 213 page 1989 hardback edition ISBN # 0-531-05845-X with an attractive cover.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the middle, but towards the end it slowed down and I had to force myself to finish it. Still worth the read.

[Squeaky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short chapters recount a boy's life growing up in Tennessee until he leaves home for college. An enjoyable book to read.

[Ericka Clou · Rating 4 out of 5]