Mississippi Delta

Mt. Zion Church Goodness – by Guest Bohemian Jaby Denton

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in the Belen Community in Quitman County, Mississippi On Sunday I attended Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Mt. Zion is just around the bend of...
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Sunflower River Flood in Clarksdale and Coahoma County

SUNFLOWER RIVER FLOOD VIDEO IN POST By Poor William And the rains came tumblin’ down…March saw epic flooding in our celebrated corner of the universe—The Mississippi Delta. Tragically, during the...
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Sunset Over Moon Lake

A Sunset on Moon Lake ©2015 The Delta Bohemian® 12-22-15 A sunset over Moon Lake never fails to remind us how thankful we are for simple beauty unparalleled. Today was no exception. The light...
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THE TOUR – My Mississippi Delta Excursion with Poor William

Me during my Delta Bohemian Tour. Photo by Billy Howell Tuesday, October 13, 2015 was a big day for me, the day my whole trip to Clarksdale revolved about with...
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European Reflects on the Birthplace of the Blues

Bill Abel, Andrea Vlonk, Magical Madge, Becky Bobo Williams at Shack Up Inn Initially, it was the history of Clarksdale, Birthplace of the Blues, that made me want to visit. Nearly...
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A Thanksgiving Cogitation

Soybean field in the Mississippi Delta A Thanksgiving Cogitation Poor William reflects on thankfulness. WATCH THE VIDEO The music in the video is called “Mississippi” by Eric Tingstad from his new...
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Why folks come to the Mississippi Delta and Clarksdale

Charlie and Henrietta Musselwhite in front of Red’s Blues Club in Clarksdale By Magical Madge WATCH DOCUMENTARY BELOW Our good friends Charlie and Henrietta Musselwhite love coming to Clarksdale. We...
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The Sharecropper Family – by Guest Bohemian Jaby Denton

The William “Bud” White Family. 1952 By Guest Bohemian Jaby Denton In 2011, while digging through a box full of vintage photographs found on the dusty shelves in the primitive...
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Richard Grant – Hooked on the Mississippi Delta

By Magical Madge More and more and more semi-fixtures, those who visit the Mississippi Delta over and over and over from far away places, leaving a piece of themselves each...
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Mississippi Delta Sunset with Delta Dog Gunny

Mississippi Delta Dog Gunny By Poor William VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog...
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