Animal Fair. Charlotte: McNally. 1960. Penny Whistles and Wild Plums. Charlotte: McNally and Loftin, 1962. Light and Rest. Charlotte: McNally and Loftin, 1964. Spur Line. Charlotte: McNally and Loftin, 1966. A Flagstone Walk. Charlotte: McNally and Loftin, 1968. PTA Impact: 50 Years in North Carolina. 1919–1969. Raleigh: North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, 1969. Journey Proud. Charlotte: McNally and Loftin, 1970. Entries from Oxford. Durham: Moore Publishing Co., 1971. Senator Sam Ervin's Best Stories. With Alan Butler. Durham: Moore Publishing Co., 1973. Tar Heel Press. Southport: North Carolina Press Association, 1973. Thad Stem's First Reader. Durham: Moore Publishing Co., 1976 Ransacking Words and Customs, from A to Izzard. Durham: Moore Publishing Co., 1977. Thad Stem's Ark. Durham. N.C. Moore Publishing Co., 1979. In the Beginning. With Sam Ragan. Tryon. N.C.: Gallopade Publishing Group, 1984. Representation in other media Timothy B. Tyson referred to Stem in his memoir Blood Done Sign My Name (2004). References External links Finding Aid for the Thad Stem Papers Biography at NC Writers' Network 1916 births 1980 deaths People from Oxford, North Carolina 20th-century American poets Writers from North Carolina