Appalachia is no stranger to loss. The region suffers regular ecological devastation wrought by strip mining, fracking, and deforestation as well as personal tragedy brought on by enduring poverty and drug addiction. In Driving with the Dead, Appalachian poet, teacher, and artist Jane Hicks weaves an earnest and impassioned elegy for an imperiled yet doggedly optimistic people and place. Exploring the roles that war, environment, culture, and violence play in Appalachian society, the hard-hitting collection is visceral and unflinchingly honest, mourning a land and people devastated by economic hardship, farm foreclosures, and mountaintop removal. With empathy and a voice of experience, Hicks offers readers a poignant collection of poems that addresses themes of grief and death while also illustrating the beauty, grace, and resilience of the Appalachian people. Invoking personal memories, she explores how the loss of physical landscape has also devastated the region's psychological landscape. Graphic, bold, and heartfelt, Driving with the Dead is an honest and compelling call to arms. Hicks laments the irreplaceable treasures that we have lost but also offers wisdom for healing and reconciliation.

Driving with the Dead: Poems (Kentucky Voices)

Literature & Fiction

Hicks, Jane

Poetry

University Press of Kentucky

This tale is based on a true story and was written for my son and his family. But they are not the only ones who have lived what you will read on these pages. There are many families who suffer unnecessarily due to hard feelings that separation and divorce can bring about. Divorce is not only hard on children; it is also a traumatic experience for the adults, even though they often will not admit it. My goal in writing this book is to provide everyone with the "recipe" that worked for my family and can work for everyone. We all have the power to change our lives at any point we choose. We have the power to be anything we desire-be it happy, sad, or even mad-we ourselves have the control. Life does not just happen to us; we make it happen for ourselves. "The Magic Potion gives a succinct 'recipe' that inspires hope while providing suggestions to follow in the recovery process. Children, just like adults, are capable of following tips that will eventually enhance their own lives." -Anne M. Brown, MSW

The Magic Potion: A True Fairy Tale with a Happy Ending

Self-Help

Motivational

Balboa Press

This book is for anyone who has ever been baffled by English usage or who needs a grammar reality-check. A good review for anyone, the book is especially recommended for college business majors. The author knows how writing can boost or wreck careers. She should know; she is a former business executive, entrepreneur, and most recently, business professor. Now she wants to give you the tips she wishes someone had given her. In an online world, you are what you write. Your goal should be to present yourself as a polished professional and a person of goodwill. Whether you build your own business, work for the Fortune 500, or work for the public good, writing will be crucial to your success. This book will help.

Writing for Business

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Trafford

Blood And Bone Remember: Poems from Appalachia

Jesse Stuart Foundation

The Safety of Small Things: Poems

Fireside Industries, an imprint of University Press of Kentucky

Fireside Industries

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