ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
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ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥˜We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is an anthology of works by students, staff and alumni of Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities. Edited by Brooke Hypes and published by Mountain State Press.
HUNTINGTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Marshall UniversityÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s departments of English and Graduate Humanities have teamed up with Mountain State Press to publish an anthology of works by Marshall students, faculty and alumni.
The anthology, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œWe Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ was edited by Brooke Hypes, a 2023 Marshall graduate and a contributor to the book.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™We Are Appalachia!ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ is a collection of stories, poems and essays to speak to myriad visions and perspectives on Appalachia,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Cat Pleska, a fulltime instructor in MarshallÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s Department of English and Graduate Humanities program, said in a news release. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œIt showcases voices not heard before as well as many who are well-known. Contributors include students in the English Graduate program and Graduate Humanities Program.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
The anthology is ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œa powerful illustration of how diverse experiences of a place can yield examples and dynamic understanding of Appalachia often glossed in popular imaginings of what itÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s like to live here,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Eric Luke Lassiter, a professor and director of the Marshall University Graduate Humanities Program, said in the release.
The collection was the result of a class Pleska taught for the Graduate Humanities program, cross-listed with Graduate English students in the spring of 2022. It was called Publishing Appalachia: Mountain State Press, and the student contributions in the anthology come from creative work the students produced for the class. ItÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s not only a showcase for Marshall studentsÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ work, but it also demonstrates the importance of providing students with real-life experiences, concrete skill-building, and collaboration on projects resulting in a public format, Pleska said.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œFourteen Marshall students contributed to the collection (10 graduate and 4 undergraduate), as well as three retired faculty, two current faculty, three from the community,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Pleska said. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œA student intern from Marshall graphic arts program, Morgan Barchett, created the cover art and prepared the book for printing ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” and even the proofreader is a former Marshall English professor. President Brad Smith graciously wrote the preface and has a poem included.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
The publisher, Mountain State Press, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded in 1978 that serves as a traditional, literary press in West Virginia with a mission to publish West Virginians and Appalachians. It is currently housed in Corbly Hall, and Pleska serves as a volunteer board member, president and editor-in-chief for the nonprofit. The press created this collection/anthology in collaboration with Marshall.
The book is currently available through the Press’s website: and through Amazon.
