In this incandescent and profound collection, beloved and award-winning poet, novelist, and short-story writer Ron Rash channels the rhythms of life in Appalachia, deftly capturing the panoply of individuals who are its heart. With an eye for the surprising and vibrant detail, Rash powerfully captures the sorrows of this wondrous world he knows intimately. As B.H. Fairchild has noted, “There is nothing else quite like this work in American poetry at the present time, and we desperately need it.” Illuminating and indelible, Poems demonstrates Rash’s rich talents and confirms his legacy as a standard-bearer for the literature of the American South.
