Magnolia Canopy Otherworld

<h1 class=ql-align-center>Erin Carlyle's <strong><em>Magnolia Canopy Otherworld</em></strong> creates a powerful portrait of rural struggle in America with empathetic insights into poverty the opioid crisis and female autonomy.</h1><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p><strong><em>Magnolia Canopy Otherworld </em></strong>is stunning collection of poetry that captures <strong>rural American life </strong>in its many complex shades.</p><p></p><p>Carlyle's writing is suffused with equal parts <strong>surreal imagery </strong>and <strong>harrowing reality</strong>. In the world of these poems <strong>ghosts </strong>exist alongside <strong>overdoses</strong>; Appalachian <strong>folklore </strong>is neighbors with the modern struggle of <strong>poverty </strong>in rural America. </p><p></p><p>This collection also pays special attention to <strong>womanhood</strong> specifically how it is <strong>challenged </strong>and <strong>abused </strong>in <strong>rural communities</strong>. Carlyle shares intimate <strong>thoughts </strong>and <strong>memories </strong>in these poems that paint a <strong>painful</strong> but ultimately <strong>hopeful </strong>picture of what being a <strong>woman </strong>in America is (and should) be like. </p><p></p><p>Readers looking for poetry about the <strong>American south </strong>and <strong>Appalachia </strong>can do no better than <em>Magnolia Canopy Otherworld</em><strong><em>. </em></strong>These are <strong>tender</strong> <strong>generous</strong> <strong>haunting</strong> poems that reveal an often-overlooked subset of America struggling to redefine themselves in an <strong>ever</strong>-<strong>changing</strong> <strong>world</strong>. </p><p></p><p>This collection also features a <strong>bespoke interview </strong>with the writer at then end of the book delving deeper into the <strong>craft</strong> <strong>influences</strong> and <strong>life </strong>behind their work.</p>