Fred Chappell
Born: 01-01-1936
Fred Chappell is an acclaimed American author and poet, celebrated for his vivid portrayals of Southern life. Born in 1936 in Canton, North Carolina, he has enriched American literature with works spanning novels, short stories, and poetry. A former North Carolina Poet Laureate, Chappell's writing often delves into themes of family, tradition, and identity. His unique voice and profound storytelling have garnered numerous awards, including the Bollingen Prize in Poetry.
Book summaries for books written by Fred Chappell
Quotes
In the middle of a song, I realized I had been thinking about a cowbell, the way it looked and sounded, and I was ashamed.
I thought about cousins and aunts and uncles and how they sometimes die and sometimes marry and sometimes go away.
I knew a boy that was afraid of the dark. He said God lived in the dark and he was afraid of him.
The frogs and bugs and things were singing in the night. I didn't know what they were singing and I didn't know what I was singing either.
There was a little cloud in the sky that didn't look like any other cloud I had ever seen.
I stayed squatting down trying to make a picture in my mind of what she might look like and if she would have blue eyes like me.
Sometimes I would go into the woods and sit down and listen to the trees whispering.
The fire is not in the stove but in the smell of the room and the sound of the wood hissing.
Sometimes I think I would like to be a rock. I would sit still and not think about anything.
I like to listen to the rain. It sounds like little feet running around.
I saw the moon looking like a big silver dish upside down in the sky.
I went outside to see the stars. There were so many of them I couldn't count them all.