September 14, 1917

Byron Herbert Reece

His writing still evokes the spirit of the north Georgia mountains. Novelist and poet Byron Herbert Reece was born in Union County near Blood Mountain. Nicknamed “Hub,” he grew up on the family farm. That life and his mountain heritage would be recurring themes in his writing. He attended Young Harris College and published his […]

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Reece’s first published poem appeared in his local Blairsville newspaper when he was just 15 years old.