Over the last generation, Appalachia has produced a number of women poets who have refined and redefined the boundaries of the region s literature and identity. Her Words focuses on the work of twenty such poets, whose diverse voices have enriched Appalachian literature in particular and American poetry in general. Combining poems, interviews, critical essays, and comments by the poets themselves some acclaimed nationally and others best known regionally Her Words celebrates the work of these writers and demonstrates their rightful place as part of the literary canon both within and beyond...

Her Words
Diverse Voices in Contemporary Appalachian Women s Poetry
Edited by Felicia Mitchell
Over the last generation, Appalachia has produced a number of women poets who have refined and redefined the boundaries of the region s literature and identity. Her Words focuses on the work of twenty such poets, whose diverse voices have enriched Appalachian literature in particular and American poetry in general. Combining poems, interviews, critical essays, and comments by the poets themselves some acclaimed nationally and others best known regionally Her Words celebrates the work of...

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