The Girl Singer

The Girl Singer
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 9781950564200
ISBN-13 : 1950564207
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Book Synopsis The Girl Singer by : Marianne Worthington

Download or read book The Girl Singer written by Marianne Worthington and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminism, Appalachian culture, and country music: three threads beautifully woven into one in Marianne Worthington's poetry collection The Girl Singer. The poet grew up in urban Appalachia, listening to country and folk music and letting it live within her. The speakers in The Girl Singer offer lyrical celebrations of the women who performed that music and recite their stories anew. The girl singer is also the poet—one who traces loss through turning seasons, monitors the patterns of neighborhood wildlife, and creates a sisterhood for singing old songs in new ways. The Girl Singer is part family history, part music, and part nature walk. Worthington's attentive eye and heart are reflected in the starkly striking and painful images she paints in the poems. Every poem, whether describing a connection with Appalachian wildlife, retelling the lyrics of a classic country tune, reflecting on the speaker's bloodline, or giving voice to famous musical figures of the past, strikes a powerful chord.


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