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Take Comfort Where You Can
Source: Poetry (June 2006).
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Biography
Poet and essayist Michael Chitwood was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia. He earned a BA from Emory & Henry College and an MFA from the University of Virginia. In his work, Chitwood explores the Appalachian landscape of his youth and frequently draws on colloquial speech and themes. His many collections of poetry include Salt Works (1992), Whet (1995), The Weave Room (1998), Gospel Road Going (2002), which won the Roanoke-Chowan . . .
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SUBJECT Nature, Faith & Doubt, Religion, Animals
POET’S REGION U.S., Southern
Poetic Terms Free Verse, Metaphor
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