Crepe Roses

By Brenda Kay Ledford

Crepe Roses, by Brenda Kay Ledford, is tithed to the deep mountains of the poet's beloved western North Carolina. This stirring collection is the plat of the heart, a litany of memory that becomes as palpable as the land itself. Indeed memory, along with the Adamic impulse to name every signpost-to list those names in sorrow and triumph, to wander among them, crying out, as if they are lost, though they remain underfoot-is this book's constant, thrumming trope. As the speaker attests in the poem, "Ceaseless Verse," "The poetry of the earth never ceases." Nor does the reader's pleasure with these elegant poems. -Joseph Bathanti, Poet Laureate of North Carolina Crepe Roses by Brenda Kay Ledford is a patchwork quilt of experiences and memories pieced together with the skillful words of an established poet. The multi-hued fragments give a view of the Blue Ridge where "moments tick like hours on the wrap-around porch." The ancient Appalachians come alive in her poems as "a breeze ricochets across the porch resurrecting buried dreams." A dedicated writer, her remembrances bring much to us all. Settle down and visit Chunky Gal Mountain, Winding Stairs Gap, and Cherry Mountain where a Full Wolf Moon spills honey. A delightful read! -C. Pleasants York, North Carolina Poetry Society President, Author of Pleasantries, Weaver of Destiny and Dream Within a Dream

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692292217
• ISBN13: 9780692292211
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Aldrich Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"