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A review by izzyvb023
Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place by bell hooks
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
bell hooks herself describes the book perfectly in her introduction: “Dirge-like at times, the poems repeat sorrow sounds, connecting the pain of a historical Kentucky landscape ravaged by war and all human conditions that are like war.”
‘Appalachian Elegy’ was a beautiful meditation on the spiritual and natural elements that linger over Appalachia and give it its unique character and sense of place. I much prefer hooks’ prose to her poetry, but I still really enjoyed this short collection of poems. To anyone who wants to read ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ I would highly recommend reading this book instead.
‘Appalachian Elegy’ was a beautiful meditation on the spiritual and natural elements that linger over Appalachia and give it its unique character and sense of place. I much prefer hooks’ prose to her poetry, but I still really enjoyed this short collection of poems. To anyone who wants to read ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ I would highly recommend reading this book instead.