Constantly on the road for a year, Holmes made many lasting friends in the Black Belt, including Smith. She returned several years ago to record her story. Holmes said Listen to Me Good can enlighten today's readers. This book offers lessons to urban communities. There is strength in not giving up.
People can find the heart and the way to survive.
Alabama Voices II is co-sponsored by the Auburn University Center for the Arts and Humanities, the Alabama Council of Teachers of English, the Alabama Writers' Forum and the Association of College Teachers of Alabama. The program is funded by a grant from the Alabama Humanities Foundation.