Fully Human: haibun & senryu

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Books

Fully Human is a book of haibun and senryu that focuses on family relationships. “In Terri French’s book Fully Human… senryu and haibun are woven together not to show us the great highlights in someone’s life, but the beautiful imperfections...

The Color of Bruises

by | Sep 14, 2019 | Books

This is a collection of uncomfortable truths. In my opinion, those are the truths that most need to be told, and most need to be revealed. Silence is not just the wall that needs to be toppled by the victims but by the society that surrounds them. We are too likely to...

Keepers – a book of haibun

by | Mar 30, 2018 | Books

Keepers is a delightful romp through religion, rebellion and rambunctiousness. French’s haibun offer an artful fusion of memory tied to parenting her two boys along with her imagination steeped in regional awareness of rural Alabama where she has lived for the last...

Huntsville Textile Mills & Villages: Linthead Legacy

by | Jun 12, 2017 | Books

In the early 1900s, Huntsville, Alabama, had more spindles than any other city in the South. Cotton fields and mills made the city a major competitor in the textile industry. Entire mill villages sprang up around the factories to house workers and their families. Many...