Silas House is a bestselling novelist of Clay's Quilt, A Parchment of Leaves, and The Coal Tattoo, whose nonfiction has been published in Newsday, Sierra, The Oxford American, No Depression, and elsewhere. In 2008 he won the Helen Lewis Award for Community Service for his efforts in the fight against mountaintop removal. He teaches at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
" Every Leaf a Mirror is a collection that is both homage and
art.... this collection of Miller's work brings the variety and
scope of his thought into full view.... Miller as both scholar and
poet meet in this work and the resulting exchange provides evidence
of powerful parallels present throughout Miller's lifetime of
thought and reflection." -- Micah McCrotty, Appalachian Journal
" Every Leaf a Mirror is a well-executed and necessary book. It
presents a wide swath of the writing of Jim Wayne Miller showing
the range and brilliance of his life's work." -- Jonathan Greene,
author of Seeking Light, New & Selected Later Poems
"During his lifetime, Jim Wayne Miller was a brilliant presence in
Appalachian letters, and his voice rings as true as ever in this
splendid new gathering of his finest work. As both a writer and a
scholar, Jim was -- and he remains -- an eloquent champion of the
great Appalachian narrative." -- Ed McClanahan, author of The
Natural Man, Famous People I Have Known, and other books
"For those who are familiar with Jim Wayne Miller's work, Every
Leaf a Mirror is a welcome reunion; for those who are not, it is a
wonderful gift. Miller's voice was one of the finest of the
Appalachian revival. It was silenced far too soon." -- Joe Survant,
author of The Land We Dreamed: Poems
"I cannot say when I have enjoyed reading a book as much. Every
Leaf A Mirror fills a long needed gap in Appalachian Studies
literature by celebrating the life and work of one of the region's
most important scholars and writers. Jim Wayne Miller was not only
a prolific poet, essayist, and short story writer, but he was one
of the critical founders of the Appalachian Renaissance. This
little reader not only reminds me of Jim personally, a good friend,
but it reflects on a whole era of reawakening, enthusiasm, and
excitement that surrounded the birth of modern Appalachian
literature in the 1960s and 70s. The editors have done a superb job
of selecting pieces from Jim's wide ranging portfolio of poems,
fiction, and non-fiction essays." -- Ronald D Eller, author of
Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945
"Jim Wayne Miller is a quintessential American voice: erudite and
rustic; grounded and global; comic and serious. A beloved teacher
and writer, he animated the classroom -- and the page -- with an
antic intelligence, a genuine warmth, and an avid curiosity about
the world, all of which served as a potent model for his students
and readers. In whatever way we may know him, we are greatly
privileged." -- Frederick Smock, author of The Bounteous World
"Jim Wayne Miller is truly an icon in the fields of Appalachian
Literature and Appalachian Studies. Furthermore, he is certainly a
universal poet of great substance and allure, one of the twentieth
century Kentucky poets who deserve widespread attention. Thus, this
book makes an important contribution to scholarship, now and for
the foreseeable future." -- George Brosi, coeditor of Appalachian
Gateway: An Anthology of Contemporary Stories and Poetry
"Jim Wayne Miller was a Renaissance Man of what has been called the
Appalachian Renaissance. He was a poet, a prose stylist, a
professor, and a proponent of all things of the mountains,
especially the people. But first and foremost, he was a poet. So
when you read Every Leaf a Mirror--and you will be glad you did
whether you are of the mountains, the city, or the flatlands--after
the crystalline poems, the passionate prose, and the engaged story
of a life well-lived, you will come back to the poetry. And you
will keep coming back. For Jim Wayne Miller, it's always the poems
and the people--both uniquely particular and universally familiar.
You won't forget them, or him." -- Charles E. May, author of I Am
Your Brother: Short Story Studies
"Jim Wayne Miller was the great ambassador for Appalachian
Literature, and one of the pleasures of Every Leaf a Mirror is the
celebration of that achievement, but, most of all, this superb
volume affirms that Miller's most lasting legacy will be his poetry
and fiction. Every Leaf a Mirror is indispensible for anyone who
wishes to understand Appalachian Literature." -- Ron Rash, author
of Serena
"Poet, novelist, playwright, scholar, and teacher Jim Wayne Miller
devoted much of his brilliant energy to articulating and nurturing
Appalachian literature and culture. No single person influenced
more writers and teachers in the region, and his "Brier Sermon"
continues to preach to new generations the necessity of valuing
your roots, even as you think "ocean to ocean." Every Leaf A Mirror
makes it possible to experience and study Miller's multi-faceted
vision in one beautifully edited volume. Don't miss it!" -- George
Ella Lyon, author of Many-Storied House and co-author of Voices
from the March on Washington
"This collection of Jim Wayne Miller's nonfiction, fiction, and
poetry reflects the depth and significance of his impact on
Appalachian studies as an author, teacher, and scholar. Accompanied
by photographs of Miller and a chronology of his life, this
anthology serves as both an introduction to Miller and his work,
and as an indispensible resource for Appalachian scholars." --
Appalachian Heritage
"What has always drawn me back to Jim Wayne Miller's poems is their
accessibility, their authenticity, their unaffected commemoration
of the personal. Miller knows how to tell a good story, and though
his impulse is primarily narrative, his poems make a distinctive
music that resonates down the page. By turns serious and playful,
the poems selected here in these smartly organized sections remind
us that good literature is timeless, and they offer us the chance
to sit down again with an affable companion who left us too soon."
-- Jeff Worley, author of A Little Luck
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