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Tar River Poetry. An Appalachian poet living in West Virginia, she has also lived in Ireland and England. Her website is vcmccabe.com.
INTRODUCTION
Poetry, like any form of art, is as subjective in creation as it is in reception. There is no one way to be a poet. Our reasons and methods for writing vary, shaped by our respective experiences and imaginations. As an autodidactic poet with a day job, my path to poetry and publication diverged greatly from academically trained and funded writers. What we do have in common is a dedication to the practice of poetry.
A desert awakening: Florence resident Celia Jeffries pens debut novel, ‘Blue Desert’
Tuaregs in Mali, outside Timbuktu, in 2012. They are sometimes called the “blue people” or “blue men” for their indigo-dyed clothing. Photo by Alfred Weidinger/Wikipedia/public domain
“Blue Desert” is the debut novel by Celia Jeffries of Florence, a former newspaper editor and educational publisher who now teaches at the Pioneer Valley Writers Workshop in Williamsburg. The book’s striking cover is by Florence graphic designer Lisa Carta. SUBMITTED
The main character in “Blue Desert,” Alice George, travels with a group of Tuareg, semi-nomadic Muslims shown here. Tuareg traditionally have lived in parts of the Sahara Desert stretching from modern-day Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina. Photo by Alfred Weidinger/Wikipedia/public domain