Interview with George Ella Lyon, March 9, 1985

Project: Kentucky Writers Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Lyon discusses her play, "Braids", and her research work regarding Virginia Woolf. There is a lot of discussion of associations of Appalachian writers and their collaborative work together. Lyon considers her upcoming work, which includes a youth novel and a chapbook of poetry. She also considers looking back at the past as a necessary part of processing life in America.

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1985oh056_kw022

Interviewee Name

George Ella Lyon

Interviewer Name

Gurney Norman

Interview Date

1985-03-09

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Lyon, George Ella Interview by Gurney Norman. 09 Mar. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Lyon, G.E. (1985, March 09). Interview by G. Norman. Kentucky Writers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Lyon, George Ella, interview by Gurney Norman. March 09, 1985, Kentucky Writers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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