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Phill Provance

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction

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Bukowski, Bly, Hughes, Neruda, Auden, Rilke, Plath, Bishop, Roethke, T ...more

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Phill Provance was born in an Appalachian valley town of 5,000 people to a Kirby salesman and a welfare caseworker who divorced when he was four. Subsequently spending his early years in a trailer on his grandparents’ farm, he witnessed the same alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and poverty that figure into most stereotypes of Appalachia. Yet, at the same time, he also experienced the genuine devotion and kindness of people whose only hope, often, is sticking together.

Since leaving home at eighteen, he’s published comics, nonfiction, journalism, and poetry in numerous newspapers, journals, and magazines throughout the English-speaking world. His forthcoming poetry collection, A Plan in Case of Morning (Vine Leaves P ...more

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Phill Provance I had just returned with a giant bag of free fries from the Steak 'n Shake drive-thru, and having quickly washed my hands, set out the paper plate, du…moreI had just returned with a giant bag of free fries from the Steak 'n Shake drive-thru, and having quickly washed my hands, set out the paper plate, dumped the cartons of fries on the plate, pitched the bags--in case of COVID--and washed my hands again, I jerked on the handle of my fridge. To my shock and dismay--there was no ketchup!(less)

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Phill Provance Is the world fictional or just the book? Well, anyhow, assuming the latter it'd have to be The Great Gatsby, where I'd be one of the Jazz Age party pe…moreIs the world fictional or just the book? Well, anyhow, assuming the latter it'd have to be The Great Gatsby, where I'd be one of the Jazz Age party people in and out of Gatsby's house. What more COULD a person want?(less)

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	A Plan in Case of Morning 4.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day the Sun Rolled Out of the Sky it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Adventures of Gabriella Umbrella: Grandmother's Garden by Gabé Hirschowitz, Kyte Tatt (Illustrator), Phill Provance (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars