We’ve been celebrating National Poetry Month all month long here at Deep South, but today we’re encouraging all of you to print out a poem from our site and carry it around with you.

The muddy waters of the Mighty Mississippi and the fertile soil of the Delta can be thanked for giving birth to so much of the world’s culture and music. In our little corner of the world in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the blues were born …

We heard the news that Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris (pictured on the left), had been in South Louisiana visiting Nottoway Plantation a few weeks ago. The press release and photos just arrived in our inbox, so here’s the scoop:

There’s only one rule in an event hosted by Indie Craft Experience in Atlanta on Saturday: you must use a Mason jar.

National Library Week kicked off on Sunday and runs through April 14. Library fans are being asked to rediscover their local libraries this week. We’re not sure where we’d be today if not for the local library providing access to the world of Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys and countless children’s books, not to mention story time during the hot days of summer.