Vivid Companion
Poems
West Virginia University Press
Vandalia Press
9780937058923
$16.95
Paperback
2004-10-15
2004-10-15
This fifth collection of poetry from West Virginia’s poet laureate and author of Six O’Clock Mine Report is an extraordinary set of poems which reflects the complexity, the magnanimity, and the resilience of the human spirit. McKinney writes with candor, precision, and compassion; most importantly, though, her poems are accessible to all types of readers.
5.000in x 8.000in x 0.400in
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"McKinney’s poetry reflects the beauty of the state and its residents, and her works are a tribute to the spirit of West Virginia."
Bookshelf Reviews, West Virginia University Alumni Magazine
"Vivid Companion’s 44 poems defy the tendency toward female self-deprecation, and McKinney forcefully embraces her body and history as relevant, positive, and spiritual. The poet’s intention centers less on confession than understanding as she walks through scenes of her aging body, her father’s death, rural surroundings, and a historical interlude on new York’s historical Oneida Community . . . While her position as the lifetime poet laureate of West Virginia centers her work on the Appalachians, her scope supercedes territory to encompass the overarching soul of the natural world and femininity in conflict."
Casie Fedukovich, American Book Review
98 Pages
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