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Jason Kyle Howard is the author of A Few Honest Words, an essay collection that explores how the land and culture of Kentucky have shaped American music through the work of musicians including Dwight Yoakam, Jim James, and Naomi Judd. He is the co-author of the essay and oral history collection Something’s Rising. His essays and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, Oxford American, Salon, The Nation, The Millions, Utne Reader, Paste, and Sojourners and have been featured on C-SPAN’s Book TV and NPR. He served as senior editor for Equal Justice Magazine and is currently editor of Appalachian Review. He teaches and directs the creative writing program at Berea College and he holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Howard’s work often engages themes of history, popular culture, sexuality, female iconography, and the intersection of place and identity.
