Louise Mcneill

The Milkweed Ladies (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Milkweed Ladies, the memoirs of poet Louise McNeill, is written out of deep affection for and intimate knowledge of the lives of rural people and the rhythms of the natural world. It is a personal account of the farm in southern West Virginia where her family has lived for nine generations. It also, however extends beyond life on a single farm with repeated intrusions from larger world events.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 1988
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780822979777
• Artikelnr.: 40434742

Autorenporträt

Louise McNeill (19111993) was an accomplished American poet, short story writer, and essayist. She served as poet laureate of West Virginia from 1979 until her death in 1993. In 1988 she was awarded the Appalachian Gold Medallion by the University of Charleston. Her writings and papers are preserved at the West Virginia Region and History Center.