Wild Sweet Notes: Fifty Years of West Virginia Poetry, 1950-1999

by Barbara Smith (Editor)

This stunning volume gathers 134 poets writing within afifty-year timespan on subjects as varied as Japanese flower gardening, hog-butchering, mother-daughter relations, and selling the farm. It went into its thirdprinting in less than a year and has been used as a text in seven colleges and universities."A landmark in West Virginia literary history (and) also a model of poetic celebration." -- Gordon Simmons, Coordinator, Artists Services, West Virginia Cultural Center, Charleston, WV

"An ode to West Virginia. . . . A wealthof knowledge, compassion, and inspiration." -- Charleston (WV) Gazette-Mail

"Clear and bright, enough light to read by. This is what we've been waiting for." -- Grace Cavalieri, Producer, "The Poet and the Poem" on National Public Radio

Genres: Poetry

418 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2000

About the author

Barbara Smith is a poet, editor, and writer active in many community projects in Barbour County, West Virginia. She is a retired Dean of Humanities at Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia.

Reviews

[Denali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great poetry with lots of variety! I used it for a school project, it worked perfectly!

[Laura Bentley · Rating 5 out of 5]

The is the bible of West Virginia poetry. I've returned to it many times over the years.