Description:
In The Throes Of Beauty includes poems of place and what it is like growing up in Appalachia. Some poems deal with grief, love and sorrow while other are centered around the land, lost ways of life and how the Ohio river interacts with all these factors. It is a cohesive collection of song in the grace of despair.
Brief description: Kevin D. LeMaster lives in Northeastern Kentucky with his wife of thirty-six years. Kevin's poems have been found at SheilaNaGig online, Gyroscope Review, Hive Avenue Literary Journal, Main Street Rag, Barely South Review, Mantis, Amistad and others. Kevin has work forthcoming in Appalachian Places Magazine and BigCityLit Journal. His second chapbook In The Throes Of Beauty (Finishing Line Press) is forthcoming. Kevin is the author of the chapbook Mercy (Arroyo Seco Press, 2023) and has been nominated for a Pushcart twice and once for a Best of Net.