Folk Ways in Jackson, Mississippi
It must be something in the water, for Mississippi owns an unusually rich literary history. From Nobel Prize–winning prose to bestselling contemporary voices, Mississippi has produced some of America’s most influential writers, including William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Richard Wright, Jesmyn Ward and Angie Thomas. And they’re just one aspect of this year’s National Folk Festival this Nov. 7-9 in Jackson, Mississippi, one of the oldest events dedicated to the traditional arts. It’s the first time in the festival’s 87-year history to be set in Mississippi, where it will continue to set for the next two years.
