Title: Mississippi, I love you
Description: An interesting collection of poems describing the poet's adopted home state ( with a nod from fellow poet, Carl Sandburg).  Hamilton's love for long-ago Mississippi is honest and true, but never glosses over the harsh realities.
Subjects: Mississippi, civil war, slavery, plantations, civil rights
Places: Natchez, Vicksburg
People: Carl Sandburg
Time periods: written mid 20th century, but looks to bygone days