Support WBURWriting Mississippi: Jesmyn Ward Salvages Stories Of The SilencedPlay07:50Download AudioMelissa BlockAugust 31, 2017 ShareJesmyn Ward poses for a portrait near DeLisle Bayou in DeLisle, Miss. Ward, 40, has chosen to return to DeLisle and raise her children there, despite her profound ambivalence about what the town represents. (Emily Kask for NPR)
