Dispatch from the Mountain State: Poems by Harshman, Marc

Dispatch from the Mountain State: Poems

Dispatch from the Mountain State encompasses the trademark themes of a mature poet-death, despair, dread, and the...
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Author: Marc Harshman
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Dispatch from the Mountain State: Poems by Harshman, Marc

Dispatch from the Mountain State: Poems

$26.05

Dispatch from the Mountain State: Poems

$26.05
Author: Marc Harshman
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Dispatch from the Mountain State encompasses the trademark themes of a mature poet-death, despair, dread, and the seeming randomness with which all of these come into life. The dispatches provide, if sometimes obliquely, a keen awareness of the troubled times within which we live, whether the flashpoint be race, the recent pandemic, or the reckless onslaught of the Appalachian mining industry, which is masterfully addressed in the long poem, "The Breach." Harshman's distinctive vision remains both surreal and familiar, whether expressed in a sonnet or the more common free-verse characteristic of most of his work.

This collection of over forty poems sings with a fluid voice and dazzles with imagery that surprises and rings true, often underlain by and intertwined with the darker threads of our common living and dying as contemporary Appalachians. It is rare to find a poet like Harshman, who is deeply connected to the life of rural America and yet writes poetry untouched by any sentiment for the old ways found there.



Author: Marc Harshman
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Published: 04/01/2025
Pages: 108
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.70w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781959000419

About the Author
Marc Harshman is poet laureate of West Virginia. He has published eight collections of poetry, including the award-winning titles Woman in Red Anorak and Believe What You Can. He is also the author/coauthor of fourteen children's books. Harshman was recently named the Appalachian Heritage Writer for 2024 by Shepherd University's Appalachian Studies program. He holds degrees from Bethany College, Yale Divinity School, and the University of Pittsburgh. He lives in Wheeling.

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