A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia

Getting acquainted with local flora and fauna is the perfect way to begin to understand the wonder of nature. The natural environment of Southern Appalachia, with habitats that span the Blue Ridge to the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most biodiverse on earth. A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia—a hybrid literary and natural history anthology—showcases sixty of the many species indigenous to the region.

Ecologically, culturally, and artistically, Southern Appalachia is rich in paradox and stereotype-defying complexity. Its species range from the iconic and inveterate—such as the speckled trout, pileated woodpecker, copperhead, and black bear—to the elusive and endangered—such as the American chestnut, Carolina gorge moss, chucky madtom, and lampshade spider. The anthology brings together art and science to help the reader experience this immense ecological wealth.

Stunning images by seven Southern Appalachian artists and conversationally written natural history information complement contemporary poems from writers such as Ellen Bryant Voigt, Wendell Berry, Janisse Ray, Sean Hill, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Deborah A. Miranda, Ron Rash, and Mary Oliver. Their insights illuminate the wonders of the mountain South, fostering intimate connections. The guide is an invitation to get to know Appalachia in the broadest, most poetic sense.

Contributor: Rose McLarney (Edited by), Laura-Gray Street (Edited by), L. L. Gaddy (Edited by), Debra Allbery (Contributions by), Mildred Barya (Contributions by), Anna Lena Philips Belle (Contributions by), Wendell Berry (Contributions by), Adrian Blevins (Contributions by), Lee Ann Brown (Contributions by), Molly McCully Brown (Contributions by), Nickole Brown (Contributions by), Kathryn Byer (Contributions by), Catherine Carter (Contributions by), Allison Hedge Coke (Contributions by), Ricardo Nazario y Colón (Contributions by), Allyson Comstock (Contributions by), Daniel Corrie (Contributions by), Justin Gardiner (Contributions by), Landon Godfrey (Contributions by), Jesse Graves (Contributions by), Douglas Van Gundy (Contributions by), Cathryn Hankla (Contributions by), Gary Hawkins (Contributions by), Holly Haworth (Contributions by), Sean Hill (Contributions by), Rebecca Gayle Howell (Contributions by), Lisa Kwong (Contributions by), John Lane (Contributions by), Lisa Lewis (Contributions by), Laura Long (Contributions by), Maurice Manning (Contributions by), Jim May (Contributions by), Davis McCombs (Contributions by), Michael McFee (Contributions by), Kevin McIlvoy (Contributions by), Irene McKinney (Contributions by), Lucien Meadows (Contributions by), Sandra Meek (Contributions by), Deborah Miranda (Contributions by), Thorpe Moeckel (Contributions by), Rajiv Mohabir (Contributions by), Elizabeth Seydel Morgan (Contributions by), Robert Morgan (Contributions by), Shauna Morgan (Contributions by), Mary Oliver (Contributions by), Jim Peterson (Contributions by), Dan Powell (Contributions by), Melissa Range (Contributions by), Ron Rash (Contributions by), Chelsea Rathburn (Contributions by), Janisse Ray (Contributions by), Glenis Redmond (Contributions by), Rita Mae Reese (Contributions by), Billy Renkl (Contributions by), Henry Shearon (Contributions by), RT Smith (Contributions by), Bianca Spriggs (Contributions by), Heidi Lynn Staples (Contributions by), Dan Stryk (Contributions by), Suzanne Stryk (Contributions by), Susan O'Dell Underwood (Contributions by), Ellen Bryant Voigt (Contributions by), Gyorgyi Voros (Contributions by), Lesley Wheeler (Contributions by), L. Lamar Wilson (Contributions by), William Wright (Contributions by)

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