Ismay arrives in Austin, Texas to dig through the Collections Deposit Library at the University of Texas in order to understand the life of Lucinda Williams' father, Miller. A poet and teacher, Miller Williams overcame setbacks to become a prominent writer. Ismay discovers his personal writings, letters, and photographs, highlighting his mentorship and the artistic community that shaped Lucinda's career.

Credits:

Distributed by The Bluegrass Situation

Produced and mixed by Avery Hellman for Neanderthal Records LLC

Music by ISMAY

Artwork by Avery Hellman

Austin Recording --

Recorded at The Collections Deposit Library at UT Austin, with records from The Harry Ransom Center

Sound recordist: Rodrigo Nino

Producer: Liz McBee

Director: Joel Fendelman

Co-Director: Rose Bush

The Caterpillar and Of History and Hope appear courtesy of Rebecca Jordan Williams

Special thanks to: Mick Hellman, Chuck Prophet, Jonathan McHugh, Jacqueline Sabec, Lucinda Williams & Tom Overby

references:

Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda Williams

Living on the Surface, New and Selected Poems by Miller Williams

The Ways We Touch, Poems by Miller Williams

Making a Poem: Some Thoughts about Poetry and the People Who Write It

https://oxfordamerican.org/web-only/the-kinship-is-real

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/miller-williams

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/southern-tenant-farmers-union-35/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26671158

https://poets.org/poet/miller-williams

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/740832

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPIgETlWaas

https://poets.org/inaugural-poems-history

https://news.uark.edu/articles/26213/miller-williams-remembered-as-poet-educator-co-founder-of-university-of-arkansas-press

https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/news-articles/things-you-possibly-didnt-know-about-lucinda-williams

https://www.swtimes.com/story/opinion/2016/11/16/a-poetically-proud-published-poet/24533470007/

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