Hometown Poems Book Release

Hometown Poems Book Release

From little town poet Cheyanne Leonardo comes her first community-
based collaborative writing project, Hometown Poems: A South Fork
Country Anthology of Poetry. Featuring poetry and photography from over
100 authors and artists in and around the Big South Fork National River
and Recreation Area, this anthology captures a portrait of small-town life
in the Appalachian Mountains, created by and for the people who call these
woods home.
Each poem and photograph included in Hometown Poems has been carefully
placed, piece by piece, to construct an uninterrupted narrative – a poetic
reverie comprised of our shared stories of love, loss, beauty, heartache,
healing, darkness, and unwavering faith. The result is a wholly original
work of art that will preserve our memories, values, and ways of life for
generations to come.
More than anything, this anthology proves that art and spirit are alive in
our hills, that each and every one of us has something special to contribute
toward the greater project of being human – here, all together, in this
mystifying place and time. This symphony of voices echoing together from
every nearby holler and hillside reveals that we have something valuable,
remarkable, and even magical to offer this world. In other words, our stories
matter, and they are ours to tell.
Hometown Poems: A South Fork Country Anthology of Poetry is a gift
to our contributing small-town communities, and to you – whoever you
are, wherever you’re from – as you will undoubtedly see your own heart
reflected in these words. We are all one, as much as we are each unique:
this is our hillbilly anthem! Together, let us imagine a world in which such
truth is our guiding light.