


Natasha Trethewey
“By The River” is a love letter to Southern stories and the authors and poets who write them. Through interviews with Southern authors, host Holly Jackson examines books from a variety of genres, including historical fiction, Southern culture, memoir, poetry, and more.

Natasha Trethewey
Season 1 Episode 102 | 26m 46s | CC
Holly Jackson is by the river with the 19th U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize Winner, Natasha Trethewey to discuss her book Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir. Holly learns about the courage that it takes to tell the story of Trethewey’s mother’s death and how poetry help her deal with it.
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