The Virginiad
The Virginiad is the most challenging and interesting history of Virginia ever published. It is a book of original poetry written from the point-of-view of ordinary, everyday Virginians. Yes, The Virginiad is history in poetry. Completely original, the poems explore Virginia from 1607 to the present through the eyes of ordinary people going about their lives as they unravel themes such as the fight for religious liberty, the expansion of the frontier, the civil war, and the struggle for democracy.
We see the issues that have dominated Virginia history through the eyes of slaves, Native Americans, tenant farmers, peddlers, nurses, and clerks. We follow the history of great houses and communities, of industries and crafts, and peek at our national heroes as others might have viewed them.
The poetry mixes songs, hymns, cultural customs, religious awakenings, social beliefs, and political movements to present a far wider cultural context for the history of Virginia than usual.
The Virginiad is a passage through change, an exploration of who we are and how we’ve evolved over time. It captures the local, national, and international significance of Virginia’s history, ideas, and culture, as well as the impact its experiences have had on America and on shaping the world – for many of the issues raised in James Towne in 1607 are the same issues we are debating today.
Book Details
Genre: History/Poetry
Extent: 650 pages
Cover price: $29.95
Special discount price:
$24.95
ISBN: 978-1-4392-0526-4
Extracts
To read extracts from The Virginiad, go to the Downloads page and download one of
the nine Books of The Virginiad: Downloads
Reviews
When The Virginiad was published in 2008, it received many reviews across Virginia,
on television and radio, as well as in many local newspapers. Here are two reviews
of the book:
“The Virginiad is a very powerful work. When
Tim and I first talked about it four
years ago,
I thought it was a real challenging undertaking, but a worthy one.
“When he showed me
the first couple poems,
I saw that his style was excellent. The
poems written from the view of slaves or indentured servants are really quite moving.”
- Ed Lull, President, Poetry Society of Virginia
