Elegy for the Southern Drawl by Rodney Jones

Elegy for the Southern Drawl

Rodney Jones

112 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction poetry reflective slow-paced
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Elegy for the Southern Drawl by Rodney Jones is a poignant and humorous exploration of the complexities of Southern identity, love, and life, making it a perfect fit for readers who appreciate lyrical poetry, satire, and the nuances of regional culture.

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Exulting in the speech of his native Alabama, Rodney Jones's new poems combine satire and ode, formal lament and ribald joke. James Dickey praised this poet's early work as "one of our most poignant and inescapable renditions of the agony at the h...

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