
Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place (Kentucky Voices)
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Publication Date: September 28th, 2012
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN:
9780813136691
Pages:
96
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Description
Author, activist, feminist, teacher, and artist bell hooks is celebrated as one of the nation's leading intellectuals. Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, hooks drew her unique pseudonym from the name of her grandmother, an intelligent and strong-willed African American woman who inspired her to stand up against a dominating and repressive society. Her poetry, novels, memoirs, and children's books reflect her Appalachian upbringing and feature her struggles with racially integrated schools and unwel.