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SUMMER RE-RELEASE: A Life in Letters, History with Jennifer Horne
08/11/2026
SUMMER RE-RELEASE: A Life in Letters, History with Jennifer Horne
Seems like it was just yesterday that we launched our 50th episode, but we wanted to revisit Jennifer Horne this summer. In our 50th episode of Coffee & History, Rebecca Todd Minder, Susan Reynolds, and Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie welcomed former Alabama Poet Laureate and former Alabama Heritage editorial assistant Jennifer Horne for a lively, wide‑ranging conversation about writing, archives, ghosts, creativity, and the unexpected paths that shape a literary life. From her years researching the enigmatic Sara Mayfield to her work co‑editing landmark anthologies on Southern women and spirituality, Horne shares stories that blend history, art, and personal discovery. The hosts also dive into haunted University of Alabama campus buildings, the magic of the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, the power of poetry during the pandemic, and the joys of life on an Alabama lake. Warm, funny, and full of literary insight, this episode celebrates the many ways art connects and sustains us. Coffee & History: A Conversation with Alabama Heritage is brought to you in partnership with the Poarch Band Creek Indians.
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