| Description |
8 unnumbered preliminary pages, 79 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Kentucky voices
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Kentucky voices.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Appalachian elegy; 1. hear them cry; 2. such then is beauty; 3. night moves; 4. earth works; 5. small horses ride me; 6. listen little sister; 7. again and again; 8. snow-covered earth; 9. autumn ending; 10. here and there; 11. no crops grow; 12. mud sliding down; 13. wingspan side; 14. hard rain; 15. pink and white oleander; 16. go high up; 17. straight ahead; 18 when trees die; 19. all fields; 20. the glory in old barns; 21. turtle islands everywhere; 22. sometimes falling rain; 23. bring Buddha; 24. clouds dressed in gray25. soil rich with lime; 26. equine whispering; 27. sublime shadows of midnight; 28. morning dawn; 29. softly treading black bear; 30. burning pain; 31. returning to sacred places; 32. walking the long way home; 33. tap dancing; 34. fierce winter cold; 35. winds of fate; 36. mammoth caves; 37. stained black; 38. toward light; 39. ritual places; 40. on hallowed ground; 41. fierce unyielding winds; 42. heavy heart; 43. when the dawn; 44. fly high; 45. barren broken hill; 46. overlooking water; 47. red beard; 48. sunken faces; 49. with water; 50. all old souls; 51. in the gray blue wash of dawn52. renegades roam here; 53. blackbirds; 54. burning body of love; 55. take the; 56. star of david; 57. fierce grief shadows me; 58. earth spirit; 59. migrating birds; 60. wilderness within; 61. lingering twilight; 62. harsh winder wind; 63. stark stolen sky; 64. daybreak; 65. my world is green; 66. fire so hot -- Index of first lines. |
| Summary |
A collection of poems centered around life in Appalachia addresses topics ranging from the marginalization of the region's people to the environmental degradation it has endured throughout history. |
| Awards |
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award for Poetry, 2013. |
| Subject |
hooks, bell, 1952-2021 -- Childhood and youth -- Poetry.
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hooks, bell, 1952-2021. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| Subject |
Appalachian Region -- Poetry.
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Appalachian Region. |
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Kentucky -- Poetry.
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Kentucky. |
| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9780813136691 (paperback ; alkaline) |
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0813136695 (paperback ; alkaline) |
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0813136709 (pdf) |
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9780813136707 (pdf) |
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0813140765 (epub) |
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9780813140766 (epub) |
| Standard No. |
99950272892 |
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