Poet Illuminates the Spirit of Appalachia

[theHandpuppet]

Cross posted from Appalachia Group.

A note here: My computer has been undergoing some serious repairs these past few days and probably won't be totally fixed until sometime this weekend. So there are certain things I can't do right now and one of those is connect to the link for Paganelli's site (provided in the article) or the video made of the first poem in her book. I'll leave that to y'all. Paganelli's book, "Blush Less," is available for presale on FinishingLinepress.com.

The Arkansas Traveler
Poet Illuminates the Spirit of Appalachia
Posted: Monday, November 10, 2014

A 22-year-old UA student, Julia Paganelli, is debuting her poetry chapbook, “Blush Less,” Jan. 9, with presale ending Nov. 28. This book covers the perspectives and trials of Appalachian women, guiding readers towards the hard truth of the wicked and fascinating aspects of everyday life...

...Paganelli describes "Blush Less" as a coming-of-age narrative for women. She gained inspiration and insight for her chapbook in her four years of living and working in a county in Appalachia...

...“Poetry allows people to explain painful truths with grace, something that a lot of other genres don’t allow,” Paganelli said.

She said her book describes how domestic violence plays a role in the lives of Appalachian women....

MORE at http://www.uatrav.com/the_companion/article_f41fbb38-6935-11e4-9b73-0b65acf029c5.html

[ismnotwasm]

1. The link isn't working no, but I can't find the article

Can't find it there let me see if I can find the poem

[theHandpuppet]

2. The article seems to have disappeared

Weird. I thought it might be all the computer problems I'm having right now.

Anyway, try this link to her work -- I've checked it out and it seems to be okay.

http://www.juliapaganelli.com/#!blushless/cjg9

[ismnotwasm]

3. Perfect thanks!

I'll check it out now

[brer cat]

4. I am so going to want to read this.

I love reading anything to do with Appalachian people, especially the women. Thanks for the post, Handpuppet.