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""The flood came at night, forcefully and quickly, destroying so many lives in its wake. Unfortunately, I'm afraid it will happen again and again."" — Carter Sickels In late July 2022, a catastrophic flash flood claimed the lives of more than forty people and devastated homes and communities in Central Appalachia. The forty-fifth annual Appalachian Writers' Workshop at Hindman Settlement School in eastern Kentucky was in progress when surging floodwater forced the participants and staff to rush to higher ground. The school lost classrooms, housing, and gathering areas, as well as valuable equipment, and irreplaceable artifacts such as historical books and documents, photographs, and handmade musical instruments from the school archives were damaged. As the floodwaters receded throughout the region, countless lives were forever changed. In this visceral and powerful anthology, well-known and emerging Appalachian writers create an authentic space for processing and healing as they document and share the depth of the flood's devastation. Through words and images, Troublesome Rising reveals the writers' fears, desperation, sadness, and anger while detailing and examining the disaster's causes, the need for solutions, and how flooding has historically impacted the Appalachian community and culture. In a shared, varied, and resounding voice, this compelling collection not only serves as a historical document and an in-depth investigation of the event, but also as a celebration of Appalachian strength, determination, and resilience.

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Author:   Melissa Helton
Publisher:   The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint:   The University Press of Kentucky
ISBN:  

9781950564422

ISBN 10:   1950564428
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   02 September 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Prologue_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Map Keeps Changing_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Water's Dark Body_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ These Sunken, Unpeopled Streets_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ There's Nothing Untouched_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Frontmatter_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Hanktum_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ After This, the Deluge_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ they freaks of nature_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Blue Hole_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Invisible, Essential_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ It's Raining This Week_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Flood Walking_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Forty Years and a Flood_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Fight from Away_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Shape Water Takes_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ from Making it Home_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Planting Trees in God's Country_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Collective Healing_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ This Too is Creation_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Rise and Fall_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Coal+iron+natural gas_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ How to Sleep_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Troublesome Rising_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ From the Tennessee Side of the Mountains_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Fire and Rain_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Before_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Flood Watching Instructions_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Belonging_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Strangers ÔÇö_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Wall of Water_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ One of the Sounds of Water_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ From Furman_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Turtletalk_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ What Water Can't Erase_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Knowing_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Stag_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Aerial View of Catastrophic Flooding in Eastern Kentucky_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Aquarius_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Chain of Custody_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ With What Remains_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Backwash_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Floods Make Fertile Ground_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Gift Horse_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ elegy for an eastern kentucky grocery_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Dark Waters_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Headlines and History_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Flooded Town_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Absence and Elements, a Prayer_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ No Friends of Coal_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Brothers 12 & 14_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Elvis_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Where Was the Music_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ River Rising_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Five-Hundred-Year Rains_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Learning from Home_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Ain't No Grave_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Reliquiae Diluviana_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Only Prayer_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Don't Tell Me_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Surge_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ The Morning After_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Around the Table_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Mr. Still's Hat_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ What We Saved_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Aching for Troublesome_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Bluegrass Navy_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Mud_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Pulled from the Flood_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ From the Road_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Salvage_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ To Ask_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ It Is Still Here, the Magic_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ After_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ After the Flood, After the Tornado, and Before the Next_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Epilogue_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Appendix_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Contributors_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ Notes and Permissions_x000D_ _x000D_ ┬á_x000D_ _x000D_ A Final Note

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Melissa Helton, literary arts director at Hindman Settlement School, has belonged to the Hindman writing community since 2015. Her work has been published in Shenandoah, Still: The Journal, Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Appalachian Review, the Norwegian Writers' Climate Campaign, and more. Her chapbooks include Inertia: A Study and Hewn. She was previously a tenured associate professor of English at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College.

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