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Overview"Strong roots, strong heart, strong voice-Jennifer Schomburg Kanke has it all, and she shares her poetic gifts generously in this rich and accomplished book about the life and marriage of her beloved Granny. Generous with anecdote and story, formally inventive, and ringing with insight and music, The Swellest Wife Anyone Ever Had will touch and teach readers for generations to come. -Annie Finch, author of Spells: New and Selected Poems Jennifer Schomburg Kanke has written an ode to what often goes unnoticed, and to vanishing: ways of life, land, people. She implores, ""Let me understand the creeks and hills though concrete raised me."" Enid, the ""swellest wife"" of the title and the author's grandmother, faced her life with spirit and determination. This book is a gift, like the basket woven of kudzu vines that Enid made to hold apples. When Enid is gone, what's left is ""an empty skin in the shape of a poem""-in this case, these lovely poems that will resonate long after you've closed the book. -Wendy McVicker, author of Alone in the Burning and Athens, Ohio, Poet Laureate 2020-2022 JSK has crafted a full life story from coming of age to widowhood with care that only comes from a deep sense of pride in people and place. The collection presents an Appalachian domestic life made epic, made universal, with love and language. It is funny. It is touching. At times, it is infuriating, as only family can be. -Amanda Page, editor, The Columbus Anthology and Lost Portsmouth and co-director, Peerless City" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer Schomburg KankePublisher: Kelsay Books Imprint: Kelsay Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9781639806096ISBN 10: 1639806091 Pages: 100 Publication Date: 16 August 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |