LGBTQ Fiction and Poetry Books from Appalachia - Explore Diverse Stories for Book Clubs & Pride Month Reading
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This collection, the first of its kind, gathers original and previously published fiction and poetry from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer authors from Appalachia. Like much Appalachian literature, these works are pervaded with an attachment to family and the mountain landscape, yet balancing queer and Appalachian identities is an undertaking fraught with conflict. This collection confronts the problematic and complex intersections of place, family, sexuality, gender, and religion with which LGBTQ Appalachians often grapple.With works by established writers such as Dorothy Allison, Silas House, Ann Pancake, Fenton Johnson, and Nickole Brown and emerging writers such as Savannah Sipple, Rahul Mehta, Mesha Maren, and Jonathan Corcoran, this collection celebrates a literary canon made up of writers who give voice to what it means to be Appalachian and LGBTQ.
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The authors who contributed to this volume write from the perspective of dual identities: they are part of the LBGTQ community, but they are also part of the Appalachian culture -- two groups that, at first glance, would seem to mix like oil and water. The message that the two cultures are not mutually exclusive is an important one, not only for the writers but for the readers. This book also refutes the (erroneous) assumption that literature with LGBTQ characters is limited and lacks universality. The experiences shared in these stories and poems -- teenagers sneaking away from home to visit a nightclub, an adult faced with the decision of what to do with the family homeplace -- these experiences are not limited by gender identity or sexual orientation. This book reassures members of the LGBTQ community that they are not alone; and it teaches "straight", cisgendered readers that we're all more alike than we are different.
