Trail Magic - Softcover

Mitchell, Felicia

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798991555203

Publisher: Wising Up Press, 2024

Synopsis

The poems in Felicia Mitchell's Trail Magic are inspired by walks in her home of southwest Virginia and on other trails she has often visited. Whether you are an active hiker, an armchair naturalist, or somebody who loves a vicarious ramble through the natural world or another person's mind, you will find simple wonders, kinship, and wisdom within these pages.

About this title

About the Author

Felicia Mitchell was born in South Carolina and spent her childhood there and on the coast of North Carolina with her parents John A. and Audrey McClary Mitchell and three brothers. Following graduation from Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, she received both BA and MA from the University of South Carolina. After completing a PhD at The University of Texas at Austin in 1987, she moved to rural southwestern Virginia, where she currently resides. Felicia taught English, including linguistics and creative writing, at Emory & Henry College for many years before retiring with emeritus status. Her scholarly work includes editing Her Words. Diverse Voices in Contemporary Appalachian Women's Poetry. Her poetry collections include A Mother Speaks, A Daughter Listens: Journeying Together Through Dementia; Waltzing with Horses and a chapbook, The Cleft of the Rock. For ten years, she wrote a weekly column for Washington County News and in recent years, she has shared articles about experiences with cancer with Cure Today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wising Up Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798991555203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86