{"product_id":"every-river-on-earth-writing-from-appalachian-ohio-paperback","title":"Every River on Earth: Writing from Appalachian Ohio - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Carpathios\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery River on Earth: Writing from Appalachian Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e includes some of the best regional poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from forty contemporary writers, both established and up-and-coming. The wide range of material from authors such as David Baker, Don Bogen, Michelle Burke, Richard Hague, Donald Ray Pollock, and others, offers the reader a window into daily life in the region. The people, the landscape, the struggles, and the deepest undercurrents of what it means to be from and of a place are revealed in these original, deeply moving, and sometimes shocking pieces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is divided into four sections: Family \u0026amp; Folks, The Land, The Grind, and Home \u0026amp; Away, each of which explores a different aspect of the place that these authors call home. The sections work together beautifully to capture what it means to live, to love, and to die in this particular slice of Appalachia. The writing is accessible and often emotionally raw; \u003ci\u003eEvery River on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e invites all types of readers and conveys a profound appreciation of the region's character. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors also offer personal statements about their writing, allowing the reader an intimate insight into their processes, aesthetics, and inspirations. What is it to be an Appalachian? What is it to be an Appalachian in Ohio? This book vividly paints that picture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvery River on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e David Lee Garrison \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e I look out the window and see\u003cbr\u003e through the neighbor's window \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e to an Amish buggy\u003cbr\u003e where three children are peeping back, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e and in their eyes I see the darkness\u003cbr\u003e of plowed earth hiding seed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wind pokes the land in winter, \u003cbr\u003e trying to waken it, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e and in the melting snow\u003cbr\u003e I see rainbows and in them \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e every river on earth. I see all the way\u003cbr\u003e to the ocean, where sand and stones \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e embrace each falling wave\u003cbr\u003e and reach back to gather it in.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Carpathios\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet and author of three full-length poetry collections, as well as several chapbooks. He teaches at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, where he also serves as coordinator of creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782302990624,"sku":"9780821421291","price":48.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f2e035e404973c7374adfec2d89fe930.webp?v=1780567523","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/every-river-on-earth-writing-from-appalachian-ohio-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}