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The Poetry of Shuck Beans

The Poetry of Shuck Beans Julie Dunlop Appalachian Heritage, Volume 31, Number 4, Fall 2003, pp. 61-62 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2003.0039 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/432788/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 18:35 GMT from JHU Libraries ESSAY Julie Dunlop WRITING A POEM IS A LOT LIKE PREPARING SHUCK BEANS—it takes time. Even poems that seem to come more quickly than others started developing earlier—maybe months or years before. Similarly, you can't just decide that you want shuck beans for dinner and then go buy some at a store or go out to a restaurant and order them. Shuck beans are a process. Shuck beans start with a trip to a garden or produce stand. If you see half-runners or turkey-craws, you're in luck. Move your hand through the crate of beans and search for the ones that are thick and full. I have seen the beans my grandmother's hands choose and the ones they toss aside. It is a selective process. Poems, however, start with a journey inward. Your mind moves through the collection of memories, observations, and experiences and through the infinite colors of the imagination searching for the thoughts and feelings that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Poetry of Shuck Beans

Appalachian Review , Volume 31 (4) – Jan 8, 2014

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Julie Dunlop Appalachian Heritage, Volume 31, Number 4, Fall 2003, pp. 61-62 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2003.0039 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/432788/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 18:35 GMT from JHU Libraries ESSAY Julie Dunlop WRITING A POEM IS A LOT LIKE PREPARING SHUCK BEANS—it takes time. Even poems that seem to come more quickly than others started developing earlier—maybe months or years before. Similarly, you can't just decide that you want shuck beans for dinner and then go buy some at a store or go out to a restaurant and order them. Shuck beans are a process. Shuck beans start with a trip to a garden or produce stand. If you see half-runners or turkey-craws, you're in luck. Move your hand through the crate of beans and search for the ones that are thick and full. I have seen the beans my grandmother's hands choose and the ones they toss aside. It is a selective process. Poems, however, start with a journey inward. Your mind moves through the collection of memories, observations, and experiences and through the infinite colors of the imagination searching for the thoughts and feelings that

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 2014

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