The Land of the Honey-Colored Wind: Jesse Stuart’s Kentucky

by Jesse Stuart

A collection of poems and short stories by written by Jesse Stuart and edited by Jerry A. Herndon.

168 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1981

About the author

Jesse Hilton Stuart was an American writer known for writing short stories, poetry, and novels about Southern Appalachia. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky for his writings. Stuart was named the Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 1954. He died at Jo-Lin nursing home in Ironton, Ohio, which is near his boyhood home.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of 12 short stories and 27 poems. Many of the short stories are at least semi-autobiographical and take place in Greenup County, Kentucky, where the author was born and raised.

I especially enjoyed the poems, several of which I was inspired to share with friends.

The author’s local knowledge and writing ability brought to life the dialects, mannerisms, and landscapes of eastern Kentucky.