{"product_id":"a-literary-field-guide-to-southern-appalachia-paperback-1","title":"A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRose McLarney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaura-Gray Street\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eL. L. Gaddy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting acquainted with local flora and fauna is the perfect way to begin to understand the wonder of nature. The natural environment of Southern Appalachia, with habitats that span the Blue Ridge to the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most biodiverse on earth. \u003ci\u003eA Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia--\u003c\/i\u003ea hybrid literary and natural history anthology--showcases sixty of the many species indigenous to the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEcologically, culturally, and artistically, Southern Appalachia is rich in paradox and stereotype-defying complexity. Its species range from the iconic and inveterate--such as the speckled trout, pileated woodpecker, copperhead, and black bear--to the elusive and endangered--such as the American chestnut, Carolina gorge moss, chucky madtom, and lampshade spider. The anthology brings together art and science to help the reader experience this immense ecological wealth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStunning images by seven Southern Appalachian artists and conversationally written natural history information complement contemporary poems from writers such as Ellen Bryant Voigt, Wendell Berry, Janisse Ray, Sean Hill, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Deborah A. Miranda, Ron Rash, and Mary Oliver. Their insights illuminate the wonders of the mountain South, fostering intimate connections. The guide is an invitation to get to know Appalachia in the broadest, most poetic sense.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRose McLarney (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ROSE McLARNEY has published four collections of poems: \u003ci\u003eColorfast, Forage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Always Broken Plates of Mountains, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Its Day Being Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the National Poetry Series. She also has a book of lyric essays that is forthcoming. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review, Southern Review, New England Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review, \u003c\/i\u003e among many others. She is the Lanier endowed professor of creative writing at Auburn University and coeditor in chief and poetry editor of the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Humanities Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura-Gray Street (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LAURA-GRAY STREET is the author of \u003ci\u003ePigment and Fume, Just Labor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShift Work\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Ecopoetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAttached to the Living World: A New Ecopoetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. Her awards include fellowships from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, the Hambidge Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Black Earth Institute, and Storyknife. Street is the Mary Frances Williams Professor of English, director of the Visiting Writers Series, and editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eRevolute\u003c\/i\u003e at Randolph College in Virginia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. L. Gaddy (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e L. L. GADDY is a naturalist and writer based in South Carolina. He heads Terra Incognita, a nonprofit company in South Carolina that does environmental consulting, research, and exploration and is president of Terra Incognita Books, which publishes work on natural history and travel. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpiders of the Carolinas\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Blue Ridge Front\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGorges, Waterfalls, and Wildflowers; Climbing Sacred Mountains; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Spiders of Eastern North America. \u003c\/i\u003eFor more information about Gaddy or Terra Incognita Books, please visit www.tibooks.org. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.17 x 7.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710077858099,"sku":"9780820374505","price":30.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3n1VX11ENP9780820374505_e9b76301-3e69-4366-911f-fac4a5d66ecf.webp?v=1763481476","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-literary-field-guide-to-southern-appalachia-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}