Emerging poet Katie Kaltenbach's debut full-length collection of poems, Appalachian Emotion, serves as a portrait of what it is and what it means to live in Appalachia today. With a modern, yet timeless sensibility about them, these forty-eight poems celebrate struggle and adversity, as well as the simple joys of existence. Complemented by a lighthearted vignette, this book of verse marks a bold new literary voice. With thoughtful pieces such as "Ancient Vulnerability," "For Being from Appalachia," and "Angry Bees," the poet struggles with the isolation and utter loneliness that a life in...