A Place So Deep Inside America It Can't Be Seen
Author | : Kari Gunter-Seymour |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2020-04-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 1732940681 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781732940680 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Place So Deep Inside America It Can't Be Seen written by Kari Gunter-Seymour and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of inflated posturing and relentless self-promotion, Kari Gunter-Seymour's poems offer quiet intensity. Her work provides a refuge where one's curiosity, intelligence, and awareness of the complexities of contemporary Appalachian female culture and the struggle to hold on to "old ways" while embracing the new, take shape. The work is firmly and unapologetically attached to the poet's home soil. More than merely commenting, Gunter-Seymour's work searches for meaning. It takes readers outside and indoors, into the world and into bodies and minds, a foray into the tangled bonds of family, weighted with memories. Her work speaks to a knowing that as the threads of our lives unravel, so too, gifts materialize. Here, relationship issues, trauma and disappointment are transformed into a journey of revelation, a testament to the complexity and power of love even as it contends with circumstances beyond its control. Each poem is earthy and rich, filled with imagery, exploring beyond the boundaries of feminism, science, and spirituality. There is specific cultural musicality of language and line, a strong sense of observation, giving readers a renewed sense of understanding and discovery of today's Appalachian woman.