We have our gods in the Southern canon.
We speak their names in high school and university English classes every fall. We have idolized or snickered at their stories and lives. We have embraced or disputed their presence in monolithic anthologies of literature. Nonetheless, we continue to conjure them: William and Flannery. Carson, Harper, Truman, and Tennessee....
Literary happening: “Once Upon a Time in Athens: The Legacy of Raymond Andrews,” consisting of readings, panel discussions and the screening of a film about the...