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clear how her Appalachian experiences are much different from any reader's who grew up in or around extended families, attended public school, watched mothers serve fathers, went to college, or worked through a failed first marriage. A more careful editing process would have strengthened this story. A more reliable narration could have, indeed, made DeRosier's inaugural story in this series a book of "perfect moments." --Marianne Worthington Lou V Crabtree. The River Hills and Beyond. Introduction by Lee Smith. Abingdon, VA: Sow's Ear Press, 1998. Victor Depta. The Silence of Blackberries. Martin, TN: Blair Mountain Press, 1999. Jeri McCormick. When It Came Time. Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare: Salmon Publishing, Ltd., 1998. Sam Rasnake. Necessary Motions. Abingdon, VA: Sow's Ear Press, 1998. It has been two decades since George Ella Lyon risked these claims about contemporary Appalachian poetry: "Two things can safely be said. First, it most often concerns itself with revaluation or reclamation of the past, which includes a strengthening or at least an exploration of the bonds between generations. Second, its strong tie to the land has continued." Lyon's words were at the heart of her article "Contemporary Appalachian Poetry: Sources and Directions," which presented an
Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press
Published: Jan 8, 2000
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