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Quarry Song
by Phyllis Price
$14.99, paper
The author’s native rural village of Prices Fork, near Blacksburg, Virginia, is featured in this collection of poems. She profiles some of the pioneers who settled the region from whom the author is descended. Character studies, celebration of roots, reconciliation and forgiveness are common themes throughout the book. Price’s writing is rich in imagery of nature and rural life and man’s interconnection with the natural world. Quarry Song is the first book in a series planned by the author.
Phyllis Price grew up in the village of Prices Fork, near Blacksburg, Virginia, where her ancestors were early settlers in the region. Rooted in celebration of the natural world, her writing reflects the growth and renewal of the human spirit, and how those often intersect. Her poetry has appeared in numerous periodicals including Appalachian Heritage, Poem, Greensboro Review, Atlanta Magazine, Connecticut River Review, among others. Her work is included in The Spirit of the Horse chapbook anthology. She is the author of Holy Fire, a non-fiction account of spiritual transformation. Price’s poems appear in The Transforming Power of Prayer book series by Dr. Velma Ruch, ordained minister and former professor of English at Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, where she specialized in religion in literature courses. Besides writing, photography is an avid interest and source of inspiration for her writing. She divides her time between south Florida and the Virginia Blue Ridge.
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