The South Atlantic Coast and Piedmont A Literary Field Guide

by St. Antoine, Sara; Nicholson, Trudy

• ISBN13: 9781571316646
• ISBN10: 1571316647
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-26
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Summary

Trace a line from Baltimore to Miami: that's an outline of the South Atlantic Coast ecoregion, more than one thousand miles long and as many as three hundred miles wide, from the coast to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Within these boundaries is a natural heritage as rich as the celebrated history of the South.

Table of Contents

An Invitation	xi
Adventures
"Anna's Tenth Summer," a story by Katherine S. Balch
Bluffton, South Carolina	5	(6)
"Summer of Being Ten," a poem by Gretchen Fletcher
West Palm Beach, Florida	11	(2)
"Jack's Kite," an essay by Gary Henderson
Spartanburg, South Carolina	13	(8)
"Back of the Pack," a story by Susan Gray Gose
Washington, D.C.	21	(11)
"On Assateague Island," a poem by Charles Rossiter
Assateague, Maryland	32	(1)
"Into the Okefenokee," an essay by C. W. Dingman
Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia	33	(7)
"A Peek," a poem by McCabe Coolidge
Beaufort, North Carolina	40	(2)
"The Fort," an essay by Kimberly Greene Angle
Powder Springs, Georgia	42	(9)
"Breathless Toes," a poem by April Pulley Sayre
Greenville, South Carolina	51	(1)
"Chesapeake Homeplace," an essay by Susan Schmidt
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia	52	(9)
Great Places
"Oystercatchers on the Moon," a story by Joe Shepherd
Ocean City, Maryland	61	(8)
"In the Dune Forest," a poem by Lynn Schuessler
Hog Island, Virginia	69	(1)
"Hampton Wetlands," an essay by P.G. Brake
Hampton, Virginia	70	(3)
"Heron Bay," a poem by Martin Galvin
Delmarva Coast, Maryland	73	(1)
"Welcoming the Waves," a story by Melina Mangal
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	74	(11)
"Coming of Age in the Tropics," a poem by Gretchen Fletcher
West Palm Beach, Florida	85	(2)
"Longleaf," an essay by Janisse Ray
Baxley, Georgia	87	(4)
"Ponte Vedra Beach," a poem by Marianne Poloskey
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida	91	(2)
"Paynes Prairie," an essay by Archie Carr
near Gainesville, Florida	93	(3)
"Lessons of the Road: Crossing the Florida-Georgia State Line," a poem by Larry Rubin
Folkston, Georgia	96	(1)
"A February Walk in Georgia," a poem by Mary Ann Coleman
Athens, Georgia	97	(4)
Reapers and Sowers
"My Country Garden," a poem by Felicia Mitchell
Columbia, South Carolina	101	(2)
"Catch of the Day," a story by Michael W. Raymond
Lake County, Florida	103	(9)
"Shrimping," a poem by Amelia Sides
Augusta, Georgia	112	(2)
"Bounty," an essay by Paul Jahnige
Baltimore, Maryland	114	(7)
"A Haiku and Two Tanka," poems by Lenard D. Moore
Jacksonville, North Carolina	121	(2)
"Oystering," an excerpt from Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland	123	(4)
"Freeze," a poem by Nancy J. Priff
north-central Florida	127	(2)
"Legacy," an essay by June Owens
Claremont, Virginia	129	(5)
"Digging for Clams," a poem by Anina Robb
Bulls Bay, South Carolina	134	(1)
Excerpt from Mary by Mary E. Mebane
Durham County, North Carolina	135	(6)
"Seven Haiku," poems by Lenard D. Moore
South Carolina and North Carolina	141	(2)
"The Eco-Canoeist," an essay by Sy Montgomery
Orlando, Florida	143	(6)
Wild Lives
"Tiger of the Air," a story by Katharine Crawford Robey
Atlanta, Georgia	149	(8)
"Swifts at Evening," a poem by Jeffrey Harrison
Washington, D.C.	157	(2)
"Alligators," an essay by William Bartram
St. Johns River, Florida	159	(3)
"Whooping Cranes," an excerpt from The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
now Ocala National Forest, Florida	162	(4)
"Gopher Tortoise Lament," a poem by Ann Morrow
Putnam and Clay County sandhills, Florida	166	(3)
"Potomac and the Gray Swan," a story by Day Alexander
Washington, D.C.	169	(5)
"Green Heron," a poem by Ann E. Michael
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland	174	(1)
"Our Lads," an essay by Jake Page
Waterford, Virginia	175	(5)
"Beach Meal, 1820," a poem by Jan Annino Godown
Cape Canaveral, Florida	180	(2)
"Legend of the Swallow-tailed Kite," a story by Susan Cerulean
south-central Florida	182	(3)
"Waiting and Watching," an excerpt from The Pond by Robert Murphy
Chickahominy Swamp, Virginia	185	(4)
"Bliss," a poem by Rina Ferrarelli
Nags Head, North Carolina	189	(2)
"Disturbing the Universe," an essay by Betsy Hilbert
Miami, Florida	191
Appendixes: Ecology of the South Atlantic Coast and Piedmont
What Is an Ecoregion?	201	(3)
Defining the South Atlantic Coast and Piedmont	204	(3)
Habitats	207	(6)
Animals and Plants	213	(4)
Stories by State	217	(4)
Parks and Preserves	221	(4)
Recommended Reading	225